Washington Trust Bank Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Washington Trust Bank trimmed its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 12.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,935 shares of the company’s stock after selling 408 shares during the period. Washington Trust Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $227,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,208,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Aprio Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. Finally, Courage Miller Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 53,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,167,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV stock opened at $78.14 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $75.72 and a one year high of $79.02. The company has a fifty day moving average of $77.62 and a 200-day moving average of $77.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

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).