Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $76.52 and last traded at $76.5150, with a volume of 219002 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $76.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

The business has a fifty day moving average of $77.37 and a 200 day moving average of $77.82.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BSV. Capital Advisors Inc. OK lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 4,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 25,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,981,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. American Trust raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. American Trust now owns 4,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Hardy Reed LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 23,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,855,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coastwise Capital Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Coastwise Capital Group LLC now owns 3,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the last quarter.

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.