EP Wealth Advisors LLC Makes New $129,000 Investment in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV)

EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 1,727 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $129,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BLV. Aspire Private Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC now owns 56,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,207,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $890,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 16.0% during the 4th quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 155,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,434,000 after acquiring an additional 21,496 shares in the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 30.7% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 7,495 shares of the company’s stock worth $503,000 after acquiring an additional 1,761 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 185.2% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 84,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,266,000 after acquiring an additional 54,558 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:BLV opened at $71.60 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $69.84 and its 200 day moving average is $71.45. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $62.95 and a fifty-two week high of $75.55.

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).