Principal Financial Group Inc. Sells 15,642 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Principal Financial Group Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 4.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 347,466 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,642 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $24,618,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BLV. Trinity Legacy Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Trinity Legacy Partners LLC now owns 138,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,876,000 after buying an additional 3,575 shares during the period. Parker Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Parker Financial LLC now owns 96,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,872,000 after acquiring an additional 428 shares during the last quarter. Twin City Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Twin City Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 50.2% during the 3rd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 1,743 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 26,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,893,000 after purchasing an additional 1,591 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $69.77 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $69.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.21. 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 business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.2775 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 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.