Fiduciary Advisors Inc. Invests $899,000 in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Fiduciary Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 12,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $899,000. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises about 0.9% of Fiduciary Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of BND. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 244.9% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $783,000 after purchasing an additional 7,715 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 3,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $46,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 23,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,658,000 after buying an additional 1,207 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Passive Capital Management LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $1,059,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $72.44 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $70.37 and a twelve month high of $75.67. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.38.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.2334 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.