First Heartland Consultants Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

First Heartland Consultants Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 42,642 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 417 shares during the quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $3,205,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BLV. Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 35.5% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 56,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,275,000 after purchasing an additional 14,902 shares during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after buying an additional 267 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 7,242.0% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 78,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,927,000 after acquiring an additional 77,779 shares during the period. Family Investment Center Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $298,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 120.2% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 165,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,617,000 after acquiring an additional 90,208 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of BLV stock traded down $0.34 on Tuesday, reaching $71.22. 165,641 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 736,880. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $73.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.18. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $66.13 and a 1-year high of $76.87.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF 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).