Lincoln National Corp Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Lincoln National Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 78.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 85,300 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,523 shares during the period. Lincoln National Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $6,274,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.9% during the third quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 116,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,149,000 after purchasing an additional 9,550 shares in the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter worth $58,000. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.7% in the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 7,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $534,000 after purchasing an additional 2,290 shares in the last quarter. BluePath Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter worth $139,000. Finally, Shufro Rose & Co. LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.4% in the third quarter. Shufro Rose & Co. LLC now owns 422,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,494,000 after purchasing an additional 25,384 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND traded up $0.07 during trading on Monday, reaching $71.42. The stock had a trading volume of 5,584,267 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,852,084. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $71.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.79. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $67.99 and a one year high of $74.24.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be paid a $0.2138 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 1st.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a broad, market-value-weighted index of US dollar-denominated, investment-grade, taxable, fixed-income securities with maturities of at least one year. BND was launched on Apr 3, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.