Renaissance Technologies LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 25.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 696,900 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 143,500 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $53,849,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 56,123,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,336,693,000 after buying an additional 2,456,689 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,903,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,078,839,000 after buying an additional 4,647,759 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,322,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,261,231,000 after purchasing an additional 1,121,941 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,055,680,000 after buying an additional 1,455,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 17.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,059,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $545,523,000 after purchasing an additional 1,050,028 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of BSV stock opened at $78.04 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $77.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.68. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $75.72 and a 12 month high of $79.02.

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).