Cornerstone Financial Group LLC NE Raises Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF $BLV

Cornerstone Financial Group LLC NE grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) by 17.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 57,974 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,555 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF makes up approximately 2.8% of Cornerstone Financial Group LLC NE’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Cornerstone Financial Group LLC NE’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF were worth $4,030,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cerity Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $5,143,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,235,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,960,000 after purchasing an additional 247,583 shares in the last quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 17.5% during the fourth quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 6,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $483,000 after purchasing an additional 1,036 shares in the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 67,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,661,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,422,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,906,000 after purchasing an additional 47,388 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $68.15 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $68.50 and its 200 day moving average is $69.46. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $66.49 and a 52-week 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.