Merit Financial Group LLC Sells 2,081 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Merit Financial Group LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 12.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,784 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,081 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,139,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BSV. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 64,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,865,000 after buying an additional 2,292 shares during the last quarter. Parker Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. Parker Financial LLC now owns 125,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,399,000 after buying an additional 5,326 shares during the last quarter. Hapanowicz & Associates Financial Services Inc raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.2% during the third quarter. Hapanowicz & Associates Financial Services Inc now owns 12,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $912,000 after buying an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Shufro Rose & Co. LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. Shufro Rose & Co. LLC now owns 140,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,551,000 after buying an additional 5,319 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FORVIS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 13.4% during the third quarter. FORVIS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,000 after buying an additional 392 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $76.22 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $74.61 and a 12-month high of $77.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $76.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $76.31.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company 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).