Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) saw strong trading volume on Thursday . 1,338,927 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 27% from the previous session’s volume of 1,835,398 shares.The stock last traded at $77.58 and had previously closed at $77.67.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average price of $78.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.30.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BSV. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Cedar Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 371.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 358 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 282 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Finally, Triad Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $56,000.

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).