Fifth Third Bancorp Buys 35,505 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 12,958.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 35,779 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 35,505 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,461,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $115,376,000 after purchasing an additional 614,246 shares in the last quarter. Ocean Park Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $32,677,000. Country Trust Bank raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 98.4% in the 4th quarter. Country Trust Bank now owns 700,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,711,000 after buying an additional 347,564 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3,148.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 292,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,715,000 after acquiring an additional 283,372 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,235,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,960,000 after acquiring an additional 247,583 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA BLV opened at $66.86 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $68.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $69.05. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $66.49 and a 52-week 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.