First Heartland Consultants Inc. Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

First Heartland Consultants Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 14.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 319,789 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 41,558 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for approximately 2.0% of First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $25,235,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 38.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $901,000 after acquiring an additional 3,262 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 51,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,027,000 after purchasing an additional 1,833 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 44,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,478,000 after purchasing an additional 1,383 shares during the period. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $3,107,000. Finally, Brookwood Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.9% in the second quarter. Brookwood Investment Group LLC now owns 12,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,007,000 after purchasing an additional 713 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $79.18 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.87. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.59 and a 1 year high of $79.21.

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 dividend of $0.2658 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%.

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.