ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 320,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,011,000. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF accounts for about 8.6% of ETF Portfolio Partners Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 108,575.9% in the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,241,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,690,000 after buying an additional 5,236,618 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 23.6% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,511,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,360,000 after purchasing an additional 669,318 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 10.4% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,383,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $182,635,000 after buying an additional 223,675 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 23.2% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,488,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,855,000 after buying an additional 280,258 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 54.4% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 984,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,441,000 after buying an additional 346,687 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA BLV traded down $0.30 on Friday, reaching $69.64. The stock had a trading volume of 304,312 shares, compared to its average volume of 609,454. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $71.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.81. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $66.44 and a 1 year high of $79.21.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Company 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).