Short Interest in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) Decreases By 73.6%

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLVGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,677 shares, a decline of 73.6% from the June 30th total of 131,172 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 825,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,235,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,960,000 after buying an additional 247,583 shares during the period. Lincoln National Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% during the first quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,627,194 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,698,000 after acquiring an additional 65,347 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its stake 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 valued at $115,376,000 after buying an additional 614,246 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.8% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,547,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,417,000 after buying an additional 124,511 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:BLV traded up $0.29 on Monday, hitting $66.73. The stock had a trading volume of 466,763 shares, compared to its average volume of 813,578. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $66.25 and a twelve month high of $72.63. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $68.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $68.99.

About Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

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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.

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