Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. Trims Stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. reduced its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 3.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 7,580 shares of the company’s stock after selling 311 shares during the quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $519,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 415.8% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $52,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 1,193.5% in the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 802 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 740 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 164 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSEARCA BLV opened at $69.29 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $66.65 and a 52-week high of $76.87. The company has a fifty day moving average of $69.71 and a 200-day moving average of $70.96.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2695 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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).