Essential Planning LLC. Has $5.78 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Essential Planning LLC. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 1.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 73,394 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 918 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for about 2.4% of Essential Planning LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $5,775,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 50,291,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,857,357,000 after purchasing an additional 1,900,726 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.6% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 25,442,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,934,771,000 after buying an additional 1,798,704 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.9% in the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,200,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,196,123,000 after buying an additional 711,531 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 12,194,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $959,605,000 after purchasing an additional 309,701 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,924,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,418,000 after purchasing an additional 24,559 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV opened at $77.33 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $78.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.42. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.64 and a 52 week high of $79.02.

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).