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

Stephens Inc. AR bought a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 8,065 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $555,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BLV. Milestone Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $851,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 58.8% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,659,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,376,000 after buying an additional 614,246 shares during the period. Country Trust Bank boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 347,564 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 7,899 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Allocation & Management Company LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $713,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA:BLV traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $67.48. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 940,149 shares, compared to its average volume of 826,946. The business’s 50-day moving average is $68.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.18. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $66.49 and a 52-week high of $72.63.

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). 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.