Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) Stake Lessened by Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC

Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC cut its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 1.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 29,444 shares of the company’s stock after selling 478 shares during the period. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,015,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 512,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,050,000 after buying an additional 10,816 shares in the last quarter. Greystone Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Greystone Financial Group LLC now owns 490,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,871,000 after buying an additional 10,082 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 338.8% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 471,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,441,000 after buying an additional 364,040 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 427,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,114,000 after buying an additional 7,513 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

BLV stock opened at $68.17 on Thursday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $66.64 and a 12-month high of $76.87. The company has a 50 day moving average of $69.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.98.

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).