Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Stock Position Cut by Smithfield Trust Co

Smithfield Trust Co cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 0.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,268,269 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,857 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF makes up approximately 4.4% of Smithfield Trust Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Smithfield Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $99,930,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 253.6% during the 3rd quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 389 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 386.5% during the 4th quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 467 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $48,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV stock opened at $77.86 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.64 and a 52-week high of $79.32. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $78.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.63.

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.