Natixis Advisors LLC Buys 15,996 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 11.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 160,567 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,996 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $12,654,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Allen Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Allen Investment Management LLC now owns 19,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,533,000 after acquiring an additional 723 shares during the last quarter. Spinnaker Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 22.2% in the fourth quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 6,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $502,000 after acquiring an additional 1,155 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 68.0% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 43,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,438,000 after acquiring an additional 17,654 shares during the last quarter. Old Peak Finance LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $37,958,000. Finally, Sage Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $3,723,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV stock opened at $77.60 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $78.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.57. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.57 and a 12 month high of $79.32.

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.