Stephens Inc. AR Makes New Investment in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Stephens Inc. AR bought a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 8,065 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $555,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 11.1% in the 1st quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,570 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 15.6% during the first quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,000 after purchasing an additional 703 shares in the last quarter. Arcadia Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 7.3% in the first quarter. Arcadia Wealth Management LLC now owns 63,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,372,000 after purchasing an additional 4,311 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 14.8% in the first quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 122,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,432,000 after purchasing an additional 15,829 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 63,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,351,000 after buying an additional 2,332 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:BLV traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $67.48. 940,149 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 826,946. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $66.49 and a twelve month high of $72.63. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $68.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.18.

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.