J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Increases Stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 17.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 66,820 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,904 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. owned 0.08% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $4,734,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,672,022 shares of the company’s stock worth $756,113,000 after acquiring an additional 620,446 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,527,000. NYL Investors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. NYL Investors LLC now owns 141,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,021,000 after purchasing an additional 1,852 shares during the period. Transcendent Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 24,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,734,000 after purchasing an additional 1,494 shares during the period. Finally, Money Concepts Capital Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,082,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $69.17 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $69.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.20. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $65.71 and a 12-month high of $72.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2775 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.8%.

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.