Park Avenue Securities LLC Acquires 9,786 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 2.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 363,838 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,786 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $28,674,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of BSV. 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 valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 104.9% during the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 506 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $47,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV opened at $78.37 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $77.59 and a 1-year high of $79.32. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $78.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.87.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.