Clark Asset Management LLC Acquires 49,125 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Clark Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 10.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 517,528 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 49,125 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for about 3.8% of Clark Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Clark Asset Management LLC owned 0.09% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $40,579,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. Betterment LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 600,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,377,000 after purchasing an additional 30,133 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 200,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,832,000 after buying an additional 11,652 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 113,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,940,000 after buying an additional 9,085 shares in the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 76.4% in the 3rd quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 80,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,323,000 after buying an additional 34,707 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compass Planning Associates Inc raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 73.5% during the 4th quarter. Compass Planning Associates Inc now owns 288,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,754,000 after buying an additional 122,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV stock opened at $77.77 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.48. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.57 and a fifty-two 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.