48,682 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Acquired by Eschler Asset Management LLP

Eschler Asset Management LLP bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 48,682 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,837,000. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises about 2.6% of Eschler Asset Management LLP’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Arax Advisory Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $12,097,000. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 110,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,694,000 after buying an additional 649 shares in the last quarter. Ames National Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Ames National Corp now owns 150,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,828,000 after buying an additional 5,939 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after buying an additional 163 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BSV stock opened at $77.84 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.57 and a fifty-two week high of $79.32. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $78.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.53.

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.