Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Stock Holdings Lifted by XML Financial LLC

XML Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 8.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 271,551 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,616 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises about 1.7% of XML Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. XML Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $21,292,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in BSV. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 41,443,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,266,192,000 after buying an additional 3,590,668 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 28.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,337,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,548,529,000 after acquiring an additional 7,213,590 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 19,624,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,546,641,000 after acquiring an additional 464,718 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 11,403,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $898,699,000 after acquiring an additional 593,220 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 23.1% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,197,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $725,750,000 after acquiring an additional 1,728,431 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BSV opened at $77.77 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $78.04 and its 200-day moving average is $78.48. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.57 and a 12 month high of $79.32.

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.