Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 6,087,839 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 116% from the previous session’s volume of 2,818,268 shares.The stock last traded at $77.65 and had previously closed at $77.91.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

The company has a 50 day moving average of $77.97 and a 200 day moving average of $78.44.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 28.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,337,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,548,529,000 after purchasing an additional 7,213,590 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 8,019.6% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 4,859,594 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,985,000 after acquiring an additional 4,799,744 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.1% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 37,853,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,986,997,000 after acquiring an additional 3,776,279 shares during 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. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 79.5% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,928,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,360,000 after buying an additional 2,624,848 shares during the period.

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.