Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd Grows Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 33.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 779,726 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 195,653 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $57,754,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 131,346,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,768,240,000 after acquiring an additional 5,476,153 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 126,617,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,416,524,000 after acquiring an additional 4,214,874 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,292,008,000 after acquiring an additional 10,046,828 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,844,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,989,480 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.7% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,912,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,704,017,000 after acquiring an additional 4,686,304 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.24 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $71.76 and a 1 year high of $75.23. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $73.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.21.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.2417 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, 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.