Bank of New York Mellon Corp Grows Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 8.8% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,547,205 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 124,511 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $106,417,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in BLV. HT Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. HT Partners LLC now owns 22,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,583,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.8% during the first quarter. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC now owns 6,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $428,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. United Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 3,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after buying an additional 186 shares during the period. Finally, Center For Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Center For Asset Management LLC now owns 5,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $360,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA BLV opened at $67.10 on Tuesday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $66.49 and a twelve month high of $72.63. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.07.

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.