Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Purchased by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 15.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 81,955 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,707 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $6,070,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Oldfather Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Oldfather Financial Services LLC now owns 41,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,108,000 after acquiring an additional 5,585 shares during the last quarter. Cyr Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. Cyr Financial Inc. now owns 165,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,275,000 after acquiring an additional 29,673 shares during the last quarter. Kwmg LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Kwmg LLC now owns 412,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,567,000 after acquiring an additional 12,539 shares during the last quarter. Verus Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Verus Wealth Management LLC now owns 92,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,868,000 after purchasing an additional 3,284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, McLean Asset Management Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 12,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $943,000 after purchasing an additional 1,905 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $73.42 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $74.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.32. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.41 and a fifty-two week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 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.