Ascent Group LLC Lowers Stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Ascent Group LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 52.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,809 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,139 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,120,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BLV. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 23,884.3% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,359,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $360,037,000 after acquiring an additional 5,336,937 shares during the last quarter. Karpus Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 734.6% in the 2nd quarter. Karpus Management Inc. now owns 931,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,759,000 after buying an additional 819,674 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,648,000. Income Research & Management purchased a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $50,138,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 5.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,051,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $698,987,000 after purchasing an additional 552,528 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA BLV opened at $69.52 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $65.71 and a twelve month high of $72.63. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.96.

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.