Ryan Investment Management Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Ryan Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 134,043 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,512 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up approximately 4.5% of Ryan Investment Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Ryan Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $9,840,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in BND. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,253,527,000 after buying an additional 16,287,510 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,292,008,000 after buying an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,342,364,000 after buying an additional 8,283,073 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,844,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,989,480 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7,708.3% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 5,236,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,899,000 after acquiring an additional 5,169,861 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $72.25 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $72.07 and a 12-month high of $75.23. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $72.92 and its 200 day moving average is $73.53.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a $0.2516 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.24. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd.

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.