Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 0.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 224,632 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 150 shares during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. owned about 0.05% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $17,229,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. Aveo Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $942,000 after purchasing an additional 424 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 158,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,146,000 after acquiring an additional 23,079 shares during the last quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc now owns 4,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,810,000. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 36,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,819,000 after acquiring an additional 1,674 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BSV stock traded down $0.03 on Friday, reaching $78.38. 134,997 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,821,609. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $74.61 and a 52 week high of $78.49. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.79.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company 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).