Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Buys 9,128 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 20.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 53,323 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,128 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $4,208,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BSV. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 38.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $901,000 after buying an additional 3,262 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $532,000. Roundview Capital LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 14.2% in the second quarter. Roundview Capital LLC now owns 30,418 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,394,000 after acquiring an additional 3,776 shares during the period. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.8% during the 2nd quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 14,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,147,000 after acquiring an additional 1,296 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 19.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,122,000 after acquiring an additional 2,282 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.65 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $77.16 and a one year high of $79.21. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.82.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors 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) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

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.