Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Stake Increased by Sovereign Financial Group Inc.

Sovereign Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 13.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 132,857 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,803 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for 2.2% of Sovereign Financial Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Sovereign Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $10,456,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 34.9% in the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 18,418,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,442,527,000 after purchasing an additional 4,768,521 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 17,300,844 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,354,310,000 after purchasing an additional 978,455 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 16,552,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,295,768,000 after purchasing an additional 77,456 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 299.9% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,168,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $559,670,000 after purchasing an additional 5,376,301 shares during the period. Finally, Truepoint Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,337,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $496,126,000 after purchasing an additional 75,092 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.89 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $78.81 and its 200 day moving average is $78.42. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $76.93 and a 52 week high of $79.16.

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).