Bank of New York Mellon Corp Increases Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 6.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,383,163 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 86,231 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned 1.74% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $94,650,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.9% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,534,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,505,000 after purchasing an additional 163,370 shares during the period. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 13.7% during the fourth quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 431,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,496,000 after buying an additional 51,804 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 427,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,114,000 after buying an additional 7,513 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 74.1% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 297,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,354,000 after buying an additional 126,612 shares during the period. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 20.8% during the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 238,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,965,000 after buying an additional 41,207 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $71.56 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $68.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.48. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $66.64 and a twelve month high of $76.87.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.2695 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd.

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).