Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV Shares Acquired by Capital Investment Advisors LLC

Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 239.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 33,445 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,589 shares during the quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,325,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% during 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 in the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,505,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,529,000 after purchasing an additional 102,906 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,272,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,040,000 after purchasing an additional 17,494 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 83.6% during the 3rd quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,119,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,309,000 after purchasing an additional 509,835 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 40.7% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,045,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,064,000 after purchasing an additional 302,652 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $67.78 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $69.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.40. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $65.71 and a 52-week high of $72.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2511 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%.

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.