Private Management Group Inc. Sells 4,820 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Private Management Group Inc. lessened its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 50.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,739 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,820 shares during the period. Private Management Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $366,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,309,000 after purchasing an additional 3,984,419 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,200,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,196,123,000 after purchasing an additional 711,531 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 12,194,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $959,605,000 after purchasing an additional 309,701 shares during the last quarter. Truepoint Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,013,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,239,000 after purchasing an additional 146,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,009,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $472,922,000 after acquiring an additional 85,317 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $77.47 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $77.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.72 and a 52 week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 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 was Monday, February 3rd.

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).