Investment Planning Advisors Inc. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Investment Planning Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 13.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 122,956 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,041 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises about 2.7% of Investment Planning Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Investment Planning Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $9,641,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $901,000 after purchasing an additional 3,262 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $48,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $306,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 26.1% during the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 11,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $892,000 after acquiring an additional 2,345 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BSV opened at $78.02 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $77.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.44. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.57 and a 12-month 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.