Truist Financial Corp Buys 11,670 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 218,167 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,670 shares during the quarter. Truist Financial Corp owned approximately 0.27% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $15,457,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 44.4% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $592,000 after purchasing an additional 2,617 shares during the last quarter. Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 10.2% in the 2nd quarter. Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 65,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,438,000 after buying an additional 6,014 shares during the last quarter. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $349,000. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.8% in the second quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 44,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,070,000 after acquiring an additional 1,618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, H&H Retirement Design & Management INC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 11.5% during the second quarter. H&H Retirement Design & Management INC now owns 109,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,441,000 after acquiring an additional 11,240 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $69.64 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $70.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.16. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $65.71 and a 12 month high of $72.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd will be issued a $0.2775 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd.

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.