18,947 Shares in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV Bought by Burk Holdings LLC

Burk Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 18,947 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,342,000. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Burk Holdings LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BLV. Karpus Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 734.6% during the 2nd quarter. Karpus Management Inc. now owns 931,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,759,000 after acquiring an additional 819,674 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position 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 worth $756,113,000 after purchasing an additional 620,446 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 83.6% in the third quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,119,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,309,000 after purchasing an additional 509,835 shares in the last quarter. Country Trust Bank lifted its position 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 valued at $25,018,000 after purchasing an additional 349,708 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Penserra Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $22,551,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BLV stock opened at $70.77 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.43. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $65.71 and a one year high of $72.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a $0.2511 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd.

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.