Royal Bank of Canada Has $271.40 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 5.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,461,252 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 185,165 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $271,397,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Colonial Trust Advisors bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Blueline Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA BSV opened at $77.62 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.35 and a twelve month high of $79.32. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $77.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.26.

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.