Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 5,689.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 59,402 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 58,376 shares during the period. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $4,431,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 24.5% during the 3rd quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 104,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,018,000 after buying an additional 20,617 shares in the last quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC now owns 56,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,207,000 after purchasing an additional 457 shares during the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 12,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $841,000 after purchasing an additional 1,735 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 30.7% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 7,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $503,000 after buying an additional 1,761 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 247.5% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 75,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,652,000 after buying an additional 53,978 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock traded up $0.65 during trading on Friday, reaching $69.37. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 720,170 shares, compared to its average volume of 973,938. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $62.95 and a 52-week high of $76.47. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $70.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.53.

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).