Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Stake Boosted by Lincoln National Corp

Lincoln National Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,705,180 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 248,071 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for approximately 8.3% of Lincoln National Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Lincoln National Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $292,376,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of BSV. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Angeles Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 253.6% in the 3rd quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 389 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 90.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 487 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the period. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 104.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 506 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BSV opened at $79.10 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.40 and a 12-month high of $79.21. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $78.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.84.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.2658 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%.

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.