The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Purchases 709,389 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 384.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 893,913 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 709,389 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned about 0.16% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $71,231,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Advisors Inc. OK boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 4,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. HUB Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.5% in the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 25,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,981,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period. American Trust lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. American Trust now owns 4,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van Cleef Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Van Cleef Asset Management Inc now owns 9,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $743,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV opened at $76.74 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $77.49 and a 200 day moving average of $77.94. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.73 and a 52-week high of $79.32.

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.