Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Stock Position Lifted by Gemmer Asset Management LLC

Gemmer Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 6.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 644,233 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,714 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises approximately 5.1% of Gemmer Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. Gemmer Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.15% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $50,431,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Key Financial Inc grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 152.9% during the fourth quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Mascagni Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 275.4% in the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 458 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 36.7% in the first quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 533 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV stock opened at $77.87 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.25 and a 12 month high of $79.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $78.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.76.

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).