SBI Securities Co. Ltd. Buys New Stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 62,484 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,276,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. owned about 0.08% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,534,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,505,000 after purchasing an additional 163,370 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp raised 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 purchasing an additional 126,612 shares in the last quarter. Trinity Legacy Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,542,000. PFW Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,451,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,383,163 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,650,000 after buying an additional 86,231 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $71.56 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $66.64 and a 12 month high of $76.87. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $68.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $71.50.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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.

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).