Betterment LLC Purchases 8,408 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Betterment LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 4.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 204,031 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,408 shares during the quarter. Betterment LLC owned 0.25% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $14,456,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Karpus Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,672,022 shares of the company’s stock worth $756,113,000 after buying an additional 620,446 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 83.6% during the 3rd quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,119,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,309,000 after buying an additional 509,835 shares during the period. Country Trust Bank lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 10,270.4% during the third quarter. Country Trust Bank now owns 353,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,018,000 after acquiring an additional 349,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 40.7% in the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,045,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,064,000 after acquiring an additional 302,652 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $68.70 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $70.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.46. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $65.71 and a 1 year high of $72.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2511 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF 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.