Assetmark Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 43.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 108,638 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 32,852 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. owned approximately 0.14% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $7,434,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Lincoln National Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.8% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $4,276,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 104.9% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 27,997 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,916,000 after acquiring an additional 14,331 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 59.2% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 30,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,102,000 after acquiring an additional 11,372 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maia Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 27.3% during the 4th quarter. Maia Wealth LLC now owns 15,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,080,000 after purchasing an additional 3,345 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $70.04 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $66.65 and a 12 month high of $76.87. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $69.08 and its 200 day moving average is $71.40.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.2695 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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).