5,632 Shares in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) Acquired by Novus Advisors LLC

Novus Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $385,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 39.5% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 26,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,027,000 after acquiring an additional 7,633 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 10.3% during the third quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 106,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,981,000 after purchasing an additional 9,982 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 50.4% in the fourth quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 7,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,000 after acquiring an additional 2,409 shares during the period. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 33.5% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 17,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,357,000 after buying an additional 4,499 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BLV opened at $70.24 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $69.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $71.43. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $66.65 and a twelve month high of $76.87.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2695 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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).