Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Stock Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)’s stock price passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $76.79 and traded as high as $76.95. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF shares last traded at $76.91, with a volume of 1,837,654 shares traded.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2%

The firm’s 50 day moving average is $76.78 and its 200-day moving average is $77.83.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BSV. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 29,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,280,000 after buying an additional 792 shares during the period. Caldwell Trust Co raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 15.6% in the 3rd quarter. Caldwell Trust Co now owns 59,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,509,000 after purchasing an additional 7,971 shares during the period. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.9% in the 3rd quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 137,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,470,000 after purchasing an additional 24,612 shares in the last quarter. Compass Wealth Management LLC GA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $14,267,000. Finally, Associated Banc Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,424,000.

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.