Valmark Advisers Inc. Purchases 73,334 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,534,909 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 73,334 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises 1.5% of Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position. Valmark Advisers Inc. owned 0.28% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $120,966,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 955,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,405,000 after purchasing an additional 41,653 shares during the period. Integris Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC now owns 769,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,709,000 after acquiring an additional 14,939 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 386,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,478,000 after acquiring an additional 27,459 shares in the last quarter. Betterment LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 600,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,377,000 after acquiring an additional 30,133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Human Investing LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 446,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,199,000 after purchasing an additional 40,981 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BSV stock opened at $78.45 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $78.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.78. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.78 and a 12-month high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company 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.