Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Position Increased by Hopwood Financial Services Inc.

Hopwood Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 13.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 130,399 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,097 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises 6.9% of Hopwood Financial Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Hopwood Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $10,225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of BSV. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 38.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $901,000 after purchasing an additional 3,262 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $48,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its position 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 worth $244,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $306,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 26.1% in the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 11,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $892,000 after buying an additional 2,345 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA BSV opened at $77.63 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $77.44 and a one year high of $79.32. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.32.

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.