Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV Shares Purchased by Atria Investments Inc

Atria Investments Inc boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 14.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 137,034 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,966 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $9,709,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Karpus Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 734.6% in the second quarter. Karpus Management Inc. now owns 931,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,759,000 after acquiring an additional 819,674 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,672,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $756,113,000 after purchasing an additional 620,446 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 83.6% in the third quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,119,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,309,000 after purchasing an additional 509,835 shares during the period. Country Trust Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 10,270.4% in the 3rd quarter. Country Trust Bank now owns 353,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,018,000 after purchasing an additional 349,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Penserra Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $22,551,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BLV stock opened at $70.76 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.25. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $65.71 and a 12-month high of $72.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.2775 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.7%.

About Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

Vanguard Bond Index Funds (the Fund), formerly Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF, seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a long-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. It employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.Long 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 greater than 10 years and are publicly issued.