18,571 Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV Shares Purchased by Fifth Third Securities Inc.

Fifth Third Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 77.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,466 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,571 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,664,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in BLV. Bank of America Corp DE raised 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 last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 482.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,866,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $955,820,000 after purchasing an additional 220,714 shares in the last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $12,777,000. Finally, Vertrix Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the first quarter worth $11,157,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $64.21 on Thursday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $61.78 and a 1-year high of $72.63. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $64.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.87.

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). 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.