Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Sets New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $77.55 and last traded at $77.56, with a volume of 105064 shares. The stock had previously closed at $77.63.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $77.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.38.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 28.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,337,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,548,529,000 after buying an additional 7,213,590 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 8,019.6% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 4,859,594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $382,985,000 after buying an additional 4,799,744 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.1% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 37,853,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,986,997,000 after buying an additional 3,776,279 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 29.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 12,644,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $991,442,000 after acquiring an additional 2,845,980 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 79.5% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,928,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,360,000 after acquiring an additional 2,624,848 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company 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.