Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Stock: Lincoln National Corp Cuts Holdings

Lincoln National Corp reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 39.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,086,424 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,643,525 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for about 8.5% of Lincoln National Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Lincoln National Corp owned approximately 0.67% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $312,203,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 22.0% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 18,706,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,457,433,000 after buying an additional 3,373,330 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 29.0% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 12,644,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $991,442,000 after purchasing an additional 2,845,980 shares during the period. Allied Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 551.4% during the third quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,784,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $136,367,000 after purchasing an additional 1,510,920 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 32,321,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,518,121,000 after purchasing an additional 801,126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 384.4% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 893,913 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,231,000 after purchasing an additional 709,389 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV stock traded down $0.03 during trading on Friday, reaching $76.38. 1,834,295 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,829,098. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $76.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.73. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $76.02 and a 1 year high of $79.32.

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.