Valmark Advisers Inc. Buys 52,768 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,461,575 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,768 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for about 1.5% of Valmark Advisers Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Valmark Advisers Inc. owned about 0.29% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $115,333,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Colorado Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.5% in the third quarter. Colorado Capital Management Inc. now owns 42,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,392,000 after buying an additional 2,247 shares during the period. Webster Bank N. A. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $485,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $303,000. Sage Financial Management Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 16.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sage Financial Management Group Inc. now owns 316,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,009,000 after buying an additional 45,785 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Level Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Level Wealth Management LLC now owns 33,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,683,000 after buying an additional 341 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $78.79 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.93 and a 12 month high of $79.21. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.76.

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.