Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Acquired by Washington Trust Advisors Inc.

Washington Trust Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 36.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 26,903 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,188 shares during the quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,935,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,322,000 after purchasing an additional 98,201 shares in the last quarter. Joel Adams & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,459,000. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 115.3% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,230,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,426,000 after buying an additional 1,194,696 shares during the period. Estate Counselors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% during the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,772,000 after buying an additional 7,083 shares during the period. Finally, Aurelius Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $7,595,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

BND stock opened at $73.14 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $72.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.25. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2195 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.