ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. Purchases 9,376 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 3.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 265,256 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,376 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF comprises 4.8% of ETF Portfolio Partners Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. owned 0.31% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $18,441,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,672,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $756,113,000 after acquiring an additional 620,446 shares in the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,505,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,529,000 after purchasing an additional 102,906 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,272,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,040,000 after purchasing an additional 17,494 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 58.8% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,659,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,376,000 after purchasing an additional 614,246 shares during the period. Finally, Beacon Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 509,835 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BLV opened at $68.88 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $65.71 and a 12 month high of $72.63. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $69.77 and its 200-day moving average is $70.31.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.