Prudent Man Advisors LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Prudent Man Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 9.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 95,768 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,325 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for approximately 2.8% of Prudent Man Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Prudent Man Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $7,547,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 253.6% during the third quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Blueline Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 152.4% during the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 253 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $77.60 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $78.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.57. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.57 and a 12-month high of $79.32.

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). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued.