Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Makes New $7.76 Million Investment in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 123,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,765,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 87.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,235,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,957,000 after purchasing an additional 577,868 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 482.1% during the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 321,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,150,000 after purchasing an additional 266,129 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,866,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $955,820,000 after purchasing an additional 220,714 shares during the last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $12,777,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,547,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,417,000 after purchasing an additional 124,511 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $63.68 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.34. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $61.78 and a 1-year high of $71.64.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Company 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). 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.