Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV Shares Acquired by Stephens Inc. AR

Stephens Inc. AR lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 6.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,148 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 435 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $497,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BLV. New Republic Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 48.3% in the 1st quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the period. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 86.4% in the 1st quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 241 shares during the period. Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Phillips Financial Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 177.6% in the 1st quarter. Phillips Financial Management LLC now owns 569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BLV stock opened at $72.24 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $70.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.07. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $65.71 and a 52-week high of $73.13.

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).