Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV is Flagstar Advisors Inc.’s 5th Largest Position

Flagstar Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 18.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 88,406 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,768 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF makes up approximately 2.2% of Flagstar Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Flagstar Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.10% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $6,081,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BLV. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,235,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,960,000 after purchasing an additional 247,583 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,561,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,100,000 after purchasing an additional 56,139 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,379,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,431,000 after purchasing an additional 106,651 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 58.8% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,422,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,906,000 after purchasing an additional 47,388 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2%

NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $69.60 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.29. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $66.49 and a 12 month 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.