Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV Stock Sold by Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lowered its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 96.7% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,568 shares of the company’s stock after selling 135,702 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $287,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 87.9% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 482.1% during the 2nd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 321,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,150,000 after purchasing an additional 266,129 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 worth $955,820,000 after purchasing an additional 220,714 shares during the last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $12,777,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,547,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,417,000 after purchasing an additional 124,511 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

NYSEARCA BLV opened at $63.68 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $64.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.34. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $61.78 and a 12 month high of $71.64.

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). 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.