Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Acquired by Wedbush Securities Inc.

Wedbush Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 17.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 23,930 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,505 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,721,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,355,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,463,760,000 after purchasing an additional 1,363,914 shares in the last quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 16,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,205,000 after buying an additional 1,164 shares in the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.4% in the fourth quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust now owns 9,433,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $678,397,000 after buying an additional 2,810,579 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 23,618,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,698,399,000 after acquiring an additional 1,376,702 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leeward Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 16.3% during the fourth quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC now owns 41,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,995,000 after acquiring an additional 5,833 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.82 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $70.37 and a 52 week high of $75.67. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.99.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a $0.2404 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.91%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.