Simmons Bank Cuts Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Simmons Bank trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 10,839 shares of the company’s stock after selling 956 shares during the period. Simmons Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $853,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of BSV. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 50,291,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,857,357,000 after purchasing an additional 1,900,726 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.6% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 25,442,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,934,771,000 after buying an additional 1,798,704 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,200,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,196,123,000 after buying an additional 711,531 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 12,194,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $959,605,000 after buying an additional 309,701 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,924,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,418,000 after acquiring an additional 24,559 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA BSV opened at $77.32 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.48 and a 1-year high of $79.02. The business’s 50 day moving average is $78.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.40.

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).