HighTower Advisors LLC Has $1.36 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 33.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,947 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,499 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,357,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of BLV. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 35.5% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 56,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,275,000 after purchasing an additional 14,902 shares during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.0% during the third quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 7,242.0% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 78,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,927,000 after buying an additional 77,779 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 120.2% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 165,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,617,000 after buying an additional 90,208 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 8,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $657,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $70.38 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $71.64 and a 200-day moving average of $72.48. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $67.45 and a twelve month high of $76.87.

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).