LPL Financial LLC Boosts Position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 8.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,235,906 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 247,583 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $224,960,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lincoln National Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,561,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,100,000 after buying an additional 56,139 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,379,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,431,000 after purchasing an additional 106,651 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 58.8% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,659,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,376,000 after purchasing an additional 614,246 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,422,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,906,000 after purchasing an additional 47,388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,121,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,966,000 after acquiring an additional 28,399 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of BLV stock opened at $68.15 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $68.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $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.