Martel Wealth Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Martel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 6.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 996,458 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 58,179 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for about 12.2% of Martel Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Martel Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $77,634,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Colonial Trust Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Blueline Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $77.57 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $77.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.17. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.35 and a 52 week high of $79.32.

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.