Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) To Go Ex-Dividend on November 2nd

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, January 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2743 per share on Wednesday, November 4th. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 2nd. This is a 2.4% increase from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.2680.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV opened at $77.08 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $76.02 and a one year high of $79.32. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Capital Advisors Inc. OK lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.0% in the second quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 4,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 25,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,981,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. American Trust lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. American Trust now owns 4,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. Hardy Reed LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 23,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,855,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Finally, Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. now owns 22,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after buying an additional 146 shares in the last quarter.

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). 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.