Arlington Capital Management Inc. Takes $721,000 Position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Arlington Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 10,378 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $721,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 28,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,975,000 after acquiring an additional 3,942 shares during the last quarter. Horizons Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Horizons Wealth Management now owns 35,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,495,000 after acquiring an additional 754 shares during the last quarter. CGN Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 4,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3,148.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 292,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,715,000 after purchasing an additional 283,372 shares during the period. Finally, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $223,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $69.22 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $65.71 and a 1 year high of $72.63. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $70.09 and its 200 day moving average is $70.46.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.