Vanguard Group Inc. Has $5.35 Billion Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 7.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 71,913,770 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,719,267 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 3.84% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $5,348,226,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of BND. Charis Legacy Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. Charis Legacy Partners LLC now owns 55,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,093,000 after purchasing an additional 9,519 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,769,000 after purchasing an additional 227,732 shares during the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% in the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,492,000 after buying an additional 294,238 shares during the period. Estate Counselors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,507,000 after buying an additional 11,590 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,407,000 after buying an additional 6,843 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $74.87 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $74.24 and a 200-day moving average of $74.26. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $71.41 and a 1 year high of $75.15.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.2455 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.