IFP Advisors Inc Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 63.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 30,145 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,691 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,376,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 447,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,259,000 after buying an additional 46,273 shares during the period. Forefront Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 23.9% during the 4th quarter. Forefront Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $368,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 200,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,832,000 after buying an additional 11,652 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 15,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,201,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the period. Finally, Tortoise Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 6,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $531,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $77.86 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.64 and a 12-month high of $79.32. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $78.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.63.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 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.