Sigma Planning Corp Purchases New Position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Sigma Planning Corp acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 27,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,751,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BLV. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,866,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $955,820,000 after purchasing an additional 220,714 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% during the first quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,627,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,698,000 after purchasing an additional 65,347 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.8% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,547,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,417,000 after purchasing an additional 124,511 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 87.9% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.1% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,113,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,595,000 after purchasing an additional 23,070 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BLV stock opened at $64.81 on Thursday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $61.78 and a 12-month high of $72.51. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $64.64 and its 200 day moving average is $67.64.

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.