Fifth Third Securities Inc. Purchases 41,363 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Fifth Third Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 70.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 100,066 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 41,363 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $7,645,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 29.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 12,644,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $991,442,000 after purchasing an additional 2,845,980 shares during the period. Allied Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 551.4% during the 3rd quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,784,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $136,367,000 after purchasing an additional 1,510,920 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 32,321,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,518,121,000 after acquiring an additional 801,126 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 80.6% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,590,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,738,000 after purchasing an additional 710,115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 384.4% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 893,913 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,231,000 after acquiring an additional 709,389 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0%

BSV traded up $0.03 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $76.56. 1,085,393 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,858,402. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $76.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.54. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.02 and a twelve 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.