Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Holdings Raised by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,631,542 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 78,750 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $268,988,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 162,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,026,000 after acquiring an additional 527 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 9,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $734,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Fiera Capital Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 48.5% in the 4th quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 5,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after purchasing an additional 1,762 shares during the period. Finally, IMA Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. IMA Advisory Services Inc. now owns 242,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,983,000 after buying an additional 24,186 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.97 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.95. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $72.34 and a 52 week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.2473 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

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.