Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp Buys 20,988 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 16.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 146,424 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,988 shares during the quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $10,179,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 864.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 357 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares in the last quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Key Financial Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 114.0% during the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.4%

BLV opened at $68.47 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $68.50 and a 200-day moving average of $69.55. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $66.49 and a 52-week high of $72.63.

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). 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.