LPL Financial LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 8.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,235,906 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 247,583 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned approximately 3.82% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $224,960,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SlateStone Wealth LLC grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 17.5% in the 4th quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 6,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $483,000 after acquiring an additional 1,036 shares in the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 67,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,661,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,422,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,906,000 after acquiring an additional 47,388 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,121,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,966,000 after acquiring an additional 28,399 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FDx Advisors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. FDx Advisors Inc. now owns 29,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,024,000 after acquiring an additional 2,039 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.5%

NYSEARCA BLV opened at $68.15 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $68.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $69.46. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $66.49 and a 1-year high of $72.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Company Profile

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.