Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Trims Stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lessened its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 70.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 139,704 shares of the company’s stock after selling 331,775 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned 0.18% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $9,560,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BLV. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 13.7% in the fourth 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 during the period. TrueWealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 7,570 shares of the company’s stock valued at $518,000 after buying an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Southland Equity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 5.5% during 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. Finally, Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 299 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $70.74 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.14. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $66.65 and a one year high of $76.87.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued 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).