Successful Portfolios LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Successful Portfolios LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 9.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 65,924 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,594 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises about 3.2% of Successful Portfolios LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Successful Portfolios LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $5,188,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of BSV. Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 299.9% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,168,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $559,670,000 after purchasing an additional 5,376,301 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 34.9% in the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 18,418,374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,442,527,000 after buying an additional 4,768,521 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 690.1% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,558,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,244,000 after buying an additional 2,234,266 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 17,300,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,354,310,000 after buying an additional 978,455 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MKP Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $75,932,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of BSV stock opened at $78.78 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.39. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $76.93 and a one year high of $79.16.

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).