Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Sees Large Volume Increase – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 6,784,902 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 172% from the previous session’s volume of 2,496,001 shares.The stock last traded at $76.99 and had previously closed at $77.22.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

The stock’s 50 day moving average is $77.38 and its 200 day moving average is $77.68.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BSV. BOKF NA boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.9% during the second quarter. BOKF NA now owns 27,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,113,000 after purchasing an additional 777 shares during the last quarter. Investment Partners LTD. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 14.7% in the 2nd quarter. Investment Partners LTD. now owns 36,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,791,000 after buying an additional 4,670 shares during the last quarter. PFG Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 26,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,996,000 after buying an additional 832 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 110,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,513,000 after acquiring an additional 4,013 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valley Wealth Managers Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 26,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,023,000 after acquiring an additional 1,306 shares during the period.

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).