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Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
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379 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.4B invested in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

489% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.38M | Put options by funds: $914K

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 29

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 171 | Existing positions reduced: 120

6.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.75% → 59.18% (+6.4%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 362 → 379 (+17)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.3B → $3.4B (+$96.4M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

Holders
379
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+4.7%
% of All Funds
4.97%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
53
Increased
171
Reduced
120
Closed
29
Calls
$5.38M
Puts
$914K
Net Calls
+$4.47M
Net Calls Change
+$2.4M

Top Buyers

1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$48.2M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$43.1M
3
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$35.4M
4
CTB
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
+$24.3M
5
AAP
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
+$23M

Top Sellers

1
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$61.2M
2
IRM
Income Research & Management
Massachusetts
-$50.1M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$47.7M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$26M
5
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
-$24.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
M&T Bank
176
M&T Bank
New York
$972K – – –
AFG
177
Atomi Financial Group
New York
$968K +$86.7K +1,249 +10%
BOM
178
Bank of Marin
California
$938K -$10.3K -149 -1%
GWMIA
179
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$920K +$6.66K +96 +0.7%
National Bank of Canada
180
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$884K +$555K +7,996 +179%
AFP
181
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$865K +$156K +2,242 +22%
PMA
182
Prudent Man Advisors
Illinois
$826K +$41.6K +600 +5%
GC
183
Guidance Capital
Kentucky
$806K +$385K +5,547 +99%
BS
184
Brighton Securities
New York
$805K +$235K +3,384 +42%
LIA
185
LifePlan Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$787K +$126K +1,812 +19%
TLFA
186
True Link Financial Advisors
California
$779K – – –
Prudential Financial
187
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$774K +$13.8K +199 +2%
AWA
188
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$772K +$26.2K +378 +4%
CFGA
189
Cambridge Financial Group (Arizona)
Arizona
$756K +$740K +10,665 New
CWA
190
Carolina Wealth Advisors
South Carolina
$755K -$23.8M -343,322 -97%
CAS
191
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
$755K +$3.4K +49 +0.5%
CSB
192
City State Bank
Iowa
$752K – – –
SC
193
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$750K -$7.56K -109 -1%
PA
194
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$750K +$734K +10,583 New
SIA
195
Soltis Investment Advisors
Utah
$743K +$115K +1,663 +19%
OC
196
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$716K -$32.1K -462 -4%
CIA
197
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$698K -$36.6K -527 -5%
ATS
198
Ashton Thomas Securities
New York
$696K -$63.9K -921 -9%
SRA
199
Secured Retirement Advisors
Minnesota
$669K -$39.2K -565 -6%
GS
200
GWN Securities
Florida
$669K -$540K -7,782 -45%
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BLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

379 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $3.4B — up 2.9% from $3.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new BLV positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 171 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, adding an estimated $48.2M. The largest seller was Kestra Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $61.2M.

  • 379 institutional investors held Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) as of Q3 2025, up from 362 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.4B of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 29 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $48.2M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Kestra Advisory Services, an estimated $61.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.