Welch & Forbes LLC Has $3.81 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Welch & Forbes LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 18.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 49,505 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,159 shares during the period. Welch & Forbes LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $3,813,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BSV. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $340,785,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $228,745,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 13.1% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 18,801,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,413,320,000 after acquiring an additional 2,171,651 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 16.4% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,563,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $418,198,000 after acquiring an additional 784,306 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7,561.0% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 740,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,017,000 after acquiring an additional 730,621 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

BSV stock traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $76.25. 1,207,536 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,903,063. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $76.33. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $74.61 and a 1-year high of $77.32.

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).