Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV Shares Sold by Principal Financial Group Inc.

Principal Financial Group Inc. cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 4.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 309,382 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,787 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned approximately 0.36% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $21,279,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 35.5% in the 1st quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 3,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,000 after purchasing an additional 1,031 shares during the last quarter. One Wealth Map LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.1% during the first quarter. One Wealth Map LLC now owns 113,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,779,000 after purchasing an additional 2,384 shares in the last quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 10.8% during the first quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 56,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,894,000 after buying an additional 5,538 shares during the period. Lincoln National Corp boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 65,347 shares during the period. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $418,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.4%

BLV stock opened at $66.86 on Wednesday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $66.49 and a 12-month high of $72.63. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $68.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.05.

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.