Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE Takes Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 15,550 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,219,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BSV. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 41,443,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,266,192,000 after buying an additional 3,590,668 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 28.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,337,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,548,529,000 after acquiring an additional 7,213,590 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 19,624,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,546,641,000 after acquiring an additional 464,718 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 11,403,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $898,699,000 after acquiring an additional 593,220 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 23.1% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,197,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $725,750,000 after acquiring an additional 1,728,431 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $77.62 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.57 and a 12-month high of $79.32. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.43.

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.