Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Boosts Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 6.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 153,422 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,671 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $11,298,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,253,527,000 after purchasing an additional 16,287,510 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 8,283,073 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,844,363,000 after buying an additional 6,989,480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7,708.3% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 5,236,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,899,000 after buying an additional 5,169,861 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $72.82 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $72.34 and a 52-week high of $75.23. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $73.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.73.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.2445 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%.

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.