Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV Shares Purchased by Lincoln National Corp

Lincoln National Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,505,708 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 102,906 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF comprises 5.1% of Lincoln National Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Lincoln National Corp owned about 3.07% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $177,529,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,672,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $756,113,000 after buying an additional 620,446 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,272,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,040,000 after acquiring an additional 17,494 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 83.6% in the third quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,119,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,309,000 after acquiring an additional 509,835 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 40.7% during the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,045,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,064,000 after buying an additional 302,652 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Karpus Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 734.6% during the 2nd quarter. Karpus Management Inc. now owns 931,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,759,000 after acquiring an additional 819,674 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $71.07 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $65.71 and a twelve month high of $72.63. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $69.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.28.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a $0.2775 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.7%.

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). 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.