Safir Wealth Advisors LLC Has $6.27 Million Stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

Safir Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 8.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 86,733 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,924 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF makes up about 5.1% of Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Safir Wealth Advisors LLC owned about 0.11% of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF worth $6,273,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Whittier Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 751.1% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 353 shares during the period. Finally, American National Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BLV traded up $0.24 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $71.33. 153,019 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 836,709. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $62.95 and a 1-year high of $75.55. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $70.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.45.

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).