PFG Advisors Buys 6,452 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

PFG Advisors raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 6.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 101,769 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,452 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $6,964,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 39.5% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 26,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,027,000 after acquiring an additional 7,633 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 106,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,981,000 after acquiring an additional 9,982 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 50.4% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 7,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,000 after acquiring an additional 2,409 shares during the period. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in 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 valued at $1,357,000 after acquiring an additional 4,499 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $70.01 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $69.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.29. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $66.65 and a 12-month high of $76.87.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2695 per share. The ex-dividend date 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).