Columbia Asset Management Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Columbia Asset Management lowered its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 1.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,365 shares of the company’s stock after selling 431 shares during the quarter. Columbia Asset Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,612,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BSV. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 56,123,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,336,693,000 after buying an additional 2,456,689 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,903,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,078,839,000 after acquiring an additional 4,647,759 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,322,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,261,231,000 after acquiring an additional 1,121,941 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,055,680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,455,100 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 8,150,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $629,822,000 after purchasing an additional 218,682 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of BSV opened at $78.19 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $78.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.25 and a fifty-two week high of $79.02.

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).