Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV is Planning Directions Inc.’s 2nd Largest Position

Planning Directions Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 10.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 212,543 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,669 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for about 8.4% of Planning Directions Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Planning Directions Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $16,751,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.1% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 37,853,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,986,997,000 after purchasing an additional 3,776,279 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 19,160,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,511,933,000 after purchasing an additional 474,427 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 10,810,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $853,028,000 after buying an additional 874,382 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 23.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,197,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $725,750,000 after buying an additional 1,728,431 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truepoint Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,722,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $530,484,000 after buying an additional 306,847 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $78.22 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $78.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.81. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.59 and a fifty-two week high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.2415 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 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). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued.