Sovereign Financial Group Inc. Purchases 9,005 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

Sovereign Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 17.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 60,335 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,005 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Sovereign Financial Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.08% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $4,249,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in BLV. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 53,050.0% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 30,364,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,077,850,000 after purchasing an additional 30,307,470 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 23.7% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,135,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,584,000 after acquiring an additional 601,500 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $17,549,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 576.9% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 250,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,108,000 after acquiring an additional 213,078 shares during the period. Finally, Lincoln National Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,314,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,414,000 after purchasing an additional 187,224 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $67.34 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.71 and a fifty-two week high of $76.87. The company has a fifty day moving average of $68.05 and a 200 day moving average of $69.18.

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).