Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) Holdings Decreased by Capital Analysts LLC

Capital Analysts LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 15.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,564 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,782 shares during the quarter. Capital Analysts LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $713,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 108,575.9% in the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,241,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,690,000 after purchasing an additional 5,236,618 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at about $141,015,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 23.0% in the second quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,400,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $779,199,000 after buying an additional 1,945,770 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $78,000,000. Finally, Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 7,897.5% during the fourth quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 967,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,183,000 after buying an additional 955,755 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BLV stock opened at $68.04 on Wednesday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $62.95 and a twelve month high of $77.20. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $71.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.37.

About Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

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).