HighTower Advisors LLC Has $2.03 Million Position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 100.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 29,201 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,661 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,030,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in BLV. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,672,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $756,113,000 after purchasing an additional 620,446 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 58.8% in 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 during the last quarter. Country Trust Bank grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 347,564 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3,148.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 292,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,715,000 after purchasing an additional 283,372 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 91.2% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 417,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,997,000 after purchasing an additional 198,939 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.4%

NYSEARCA BLV opened at $68.47 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.55. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $66.49 and a twelve month 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.