Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Acquired by Valmark Advisers Inc.

Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,142 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 846 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,996,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in BND. Baystate Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 461,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,956,000 after buying an additional 3,040 shares during the period. Foster & Motley Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 64,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,519,000 after buying an additional 1,060 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 27.0% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,280,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,764,089,000 after buying an additional 5,367,298 shares during the period. IMA Wealth Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. IMA Wealth Inc. now owns 158,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,078,000 after buying an additional 6,452 shares during the period. Finally, White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. now owns 192,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,186,000 after buying an additional 33,732 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ BND traded up $0.16 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $70.73. The company had a trading volume of 4,256,567 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,959,856. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $67.99 and a fifty-two week high of $74.38. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $71.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $71.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.