Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Lowers Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 198,074 shares of the company’s stock after selling 522 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $14,267,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% during the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,322,000 after purchasing an additional 98,201 shares during the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% during the 3rd quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,772,000 after buying an additional 7,083 shares in the last quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after buying an additional 339 shares in the last quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 180.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors now owns 24,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,772,000 after acquiring an additional 15,850 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 34.8% during the 3rd quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 423,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,829,000 after acquiring an additional 109,421 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND stock opened at $72.56 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $72.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.36. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2348 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.