Aznar Financial Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Aznar Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 163,758 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,906,000. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for 12.4% of Aznar Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 41,443,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,266,192,000 after purchasing an additional 3,590,668 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 28.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,337,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,548,529,000 after acquiring an additional 7,213,590 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 19,624,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,546,641,000 after acquiring an additional 464,718 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 11,403,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $898,699,000 after acquiring an additional 593,220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 23.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,197,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $725,750,000 after acquiring an additional 1,728,431 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV opened at $77.77 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $78.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.49. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.57 and a 12-month high of $79.32.

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.