Liberty Capital Management Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Liberty Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 26.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 126,528 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 26,521 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 1.8% of Liberty Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest position. Liberty Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $9,410,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Charis Legacy Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% during the 3rd quarter. Charis Legacy Partners LLC now owns 55,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,093,000 after purchasing an additional 9,519 shares during the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% during the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,492,000 after buying an additional 294,238 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,507,000 after buying an additional 11,590 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,407,000 after acquiring an additional 6,843 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BAM Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at $920,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.3%

BND opened at $74.47 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.20. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $71.41 and a 52 week high of $75.15.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2455 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.