MML Investors Services LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

MML Investors Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 7.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 869,338 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 60,206 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $68,513,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Colonial Trust Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $31,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $77.84 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.57 and a 52-week high of $79.32. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.53.

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.