Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Purchased by Values Added Financial LLC

Values Added Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 11.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 210,152 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,750 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 8.6% of Values Added Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Values Added Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $15,436,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BND. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 99,094,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,125,878,000 after buying an additional 10,057,150 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 58,043,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,173,907,000 after buying an additional 8,312,317 shares in the last quarter. Essential Planning LLC. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6,541.0% during the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 45,844,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,352,920,000 after buying an additional 45,154,186 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2,218.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 29,325,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,108,775,000 after buying an additional 28,060,256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 23,618,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,698,399,000 after buying an additional 1,376,702 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ BND opened at $73.26 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.10 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $72.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $72.59.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st will be paid a $0.2353 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.85%.

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.