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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
SAW
201
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$661K +$151K +2,180 +30%
ACM
202
Absolute Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$657K +$12.2K +176 +2%
SFS
203
Security Financial Services
Indiana
$656K +$1.74K +25 +0.3%
OWA
204
Outlook Wealth Advisors
Texas
$648K +$3.68K +53 +0.6%
RC
205
Roundview Capital
New Jersey
$644K – – –
SPIA
206
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$628K -$41.6K -600 -6%
ASN
207
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$618K -$28.7K -414 -5%
LWM
208
Luminvest Wealth Management
Arizona
$614K +$7.22K +104 +1%
FAN
209
Financial Advisors Network
California
$608K +$35.1K +506 +6%
DWM
210
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$596K +$12.8K +185 +2%
KA
211
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$589K +$11.5K +165 +2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
212
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$575K -$9.92K -143 -2%
GFPC
213
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$574K +$7.56K +109 +1%
VH
214
Visionary Horizons
Tennessee
$569K -$283K -4,084 -34%
EC
215
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$560K – – –
NSIM
216
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$558K -$33.9K -489 -6%
MWM
217
Mascagni Wealth Management
Mississippi
$558K -$34.9K -503 -6%
WDC
218
Woodward Diversified Capital
California
$553K +$542K +7,805 New
RPGK
219
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$544K -$5.21K -75 -1%
RA
220
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$541K -$18.1K -261 -3%
HA
221
Hanover Advisors
South Carolina
$528K -$20.5K -295 -4%
I
222
INVST
Indiana
$513K -$11.8K -170 -2%
SI
223
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$513K +$5.97K +86 +1%
BIG
224
Brookwood Investment Group
Arizona
$465K +$232K +3,346 +104%
AWM
225
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$458K -$2.36K -34 -0.5%
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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.