Ascent Wealth Partners LLC Invests $1.62 Million in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Ascent Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 23,629 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,625,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 4,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 22.8% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 93,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,433,000 after buying an additional 17,369 shares during the period. Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at $1,284,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.9% during the first quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 35,183 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,420,000 after buying an additional 1,319 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.8% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,547,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,417,000 after buying an additional 124,511 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $67.53 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $68.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.10. 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 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.