Royal Bank of Canada Purchases 23,070 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 2.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,113,617 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,070 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $76,595,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 148.0% in the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 864.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 357 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Key Financial Inc grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 114.0% during the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY acquired a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $36,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of BLV opened at $65.98 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $68.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $68.88. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $65.72 and a 52-week high of $72.63.

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). 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.