Farther Finance Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 8.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,257 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 426 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $360,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 53,050.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 30,364,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,077,850,000 after buying an additional 30,307,470 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 163,370 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,314,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,414,000 after acquiring an additional 187,224 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,383,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,650,000 after acquiring an additional 86,231 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA BLV opened at $70.20 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $69.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.16. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $66.65 and a 52-week high of $76.87.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2695 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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).