Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.24

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of 0.2415 per share on Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BSV traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $79.27. 2,297,379 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,187,691. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.59 and a 52 week high of $79.32. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $78.87 and its 200-day moving average is $78.88.

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.