Ames National Corp Purchases Shares of 137,283 Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Ames National Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 137,283 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,608,000. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF makes up approximately 6.7% of Ames National Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Key Financial Inc boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 152.9% in the fourth quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 349 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 275.4% during the 4th quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 458 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Graney & King LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Sachetta LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 201.0% during the 4th quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 587 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA BSV opened at $78.07 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $76.09 and a 1-year high of $79.02. The company has a 50-day moving average of $78.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.70.

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).