Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Position Increased by Private Management Group Inc.

Private Management Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 63.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,723 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,533 shares during the quarter. Private Management Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $899,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 58.1% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 8,794,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $677,336,000 after purchasing an additional 3,230,919 shares in the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 97.7% in the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 3,772,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,371,000 after purchasing an additional 1,864,442 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7,561.0% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 740,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,017,000 after purchasing an additional 730,621 shares in the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 220.0% in the fourth quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 902,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,476,000 after purchasing an additional 620,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 301.2% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 756,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,260,000 after purchasing an additional 567,874 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA BSV traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $77.16. The company had a trading volume of 1,415,952 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,829,085. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $76.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.54. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $74.61 and a 12-month high of $77.32.

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).