Brighton Securities CORP. Purchases 17,704 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Brighton Securities CORP. increased its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 127.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,606 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 17,704 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF accounts for about 1.0% of Brighton Securities CORP.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Brighton Securities CORP.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,174,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Milestone Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $851,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 58.8% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,659,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,376,000 after purchasing an additional 614,246 shares in the last quarter. Country Trust Bank grew its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 98.4% in the fourth quarter. Country Trust Bank now owns 700,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,711,000 after purchasing an additional 347,564 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 77,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,420,000 after purchasing an additional 7,899 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Allocation & Management Company LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $713,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BLV stock opened at $67.64 on Wednesday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $66.49 and a one year high of $72.63. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.23.

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.