Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Buys 19,978 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 13.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 165,694 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,978 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $11,573,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of BLV. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,919 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 7,570 shares of the company’s stock valued at $518,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Southland Equity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Southland Equity Partners LLC now owns 5,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of BLV opened at $70.43 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $66.65 and a 12 month high of $76.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $69.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $71.09.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued 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).