Vanguard Group Inc. Buys 8,312,317 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 16.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,043,498 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,312,317 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $4,173,907,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Essential Planning LLC. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6,541.0% in the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 45,844,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,352,920,000 after acquiring an additional 45,154,186 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2,218.3% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 29,325,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,108,775,000 after purchasing an additional 28,060,256 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $439,341,000. Brooklyn FI LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6,749.3% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 5,267,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $385,027,000 after buying an additional 5,191,031 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,687,587,000 after buying an additional 4,687,550 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND stock opened at $73.00 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $72.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.10. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.2195 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 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.