Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV Shares Acquired by Brighton Securities CORP.

Brighton Securities CORP. lifted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 127.3% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 31,606 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,704 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF comprises about 1.0% of Brighton Securities CORP.’s holdings, 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.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,235,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,960,000 after buying an additional 247,583 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,561,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,100,000 after acquiring an additional 56,139 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,379,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,431,000 after acquiring an additional 106,651 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 58.8% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,659,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,376,000 after acquiring an additional 614,246 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,422,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,906,000 after acquiring an additional 47,388 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BLV opened at $67.64 on Wednesday. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $66.49 and a 12-month high of $72.63. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $68.41 and a two-hundred day 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.