Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) Shares Acquired by Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC

Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 18.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,177 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,138 shares during the period. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $491,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BLV. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,534,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,505,000 after buying an additional 163,370 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.2% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 512,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,050,000 after acquiring an additional 10,816 shares during the period. Greystone Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Greystone Financial Group LLC now owns 490,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,871,000 after acquiring an additional 10,082 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 338.8% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 471,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,441,000 after purchasing an additional 364,040 shares during the period. Finally, ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 431,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,496,000 after purchasing an additional 51,804 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $68.46 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $69.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.94. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $66.64 and a 12-month high of $76.87.

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).