Sigma Planning Corp Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Sigma Planning Corp lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 13.6% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 66,343 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,484 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $4,563,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 58.8% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,659,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,376,000 after purchasing an additional 614,246 shares during the last quarter. Ocean Park Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $32,677,000. Country Trust Bank grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 98.4% during the fourth quarter. Country Trust Bank now owns 700,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,711,000 after buying an additional 347,564 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3,148.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 292,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,715,000 after buying an additional 283,372 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,235,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,960,000 after buying an additional 247,583 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $67.39 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.13. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $66.49 and a 1-year high of $72.63.

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). 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.