LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA cut its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 97.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,230 shares of the company’s stock after selling 53,929 shares during the period. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $84,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after buying an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Dearborn Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Dearborn Partners LLC now owns 12,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $960,000 after buying an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 7,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $518,000 after buying an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Southland Equity Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Southland Equity Partners LLC now owns 5,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,000 after buying an additional 280 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

NYSEARCA BLV opened at $69.64 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.28. 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. Shareholders 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).