The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Buys 709,389 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 384.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 893,913 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 709,389 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $71,231,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital Advisors Inc. OK boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.0% in the second quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 4,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. HUB Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 25,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,981,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. American Trust raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. American Trust now owns 4,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van Cleef Asset Management Inc raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Van Cleef Asset Management Inc now owns 9,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $743,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of BSV stock opened at $76.74 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.73 and a twelve month high of $79.32. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.94.

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). 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.