Carlson Capital Management Purchases 207,586 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Carlson Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 10.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,282,489 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 207,586 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises 7.7% of Carlson Capital Management’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Carlson Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $176,368,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of BSV. PDS Planning Inc raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 383,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,636,000 after purchasing an additional 20,388 shares during the last quarter. Dopkins Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $230,000. Independent Family Office LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Independent Family Office LLC now owns 14,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,157,000 after purchasing an additional 640 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Architects LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Architects LLC now owns 46,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,565,000 after purchasing an additional 492 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 37.5% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 14,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,119,000 after purchasing an additional 3,947 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV stock opened at $77.85 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $77.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.73. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.72 and a fifty-two week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2474 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index (the Index).