Fifth Third Bancorp Purchases 710,115 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 80.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,590,842 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 710,115 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $124,738,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 200,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,832,000 after purchasing an additional 11,652 shares in the last quarter. Evolution Advisers Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Evolution Advisers Inc. now owns 233,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,368,000 after purchasing an additional 11,098 shares in the last quarter. Compass Planning Associates Inc lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 73.5% during the fourth quarter. Compass Planning Associates Inc now owns 288,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,754,000 after purchasing an additional 122,291 shares in the last quarter. Bath Savings Trust Co lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.0% during the fourth quarter. Bath Savings Trust Co now owns 82,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,534,000 after purchasing an additional 13,841 shares in the last quarter. Finally, REDW Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. REDW Wealth LLC now owns 167,017 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,163,000 after purchasing an additional 7,631 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $77.60. The company had a trading volume of 1,572,250 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,830,977. The business has a 50-day moving average of $77.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.37. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.50 and a 1 year high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 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.