Meridian Wealth Partners LLC Purchases 630 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Meridian Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 18,879 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 630 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises about 0.3% of Meridian Wealth Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,389,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BND. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 90.3% during the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,300.0% during the 3rd quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 396 shares during the period. Steph & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Union Savings Bank raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 218.8% during the third quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $70.73. 4,256,567 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,959,856. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $67.99 and a 12 month high of $74.38. The business has a 50 day moving average of $71.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.69.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2163 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.