Evolution Advisers Inc. Purchases 36,522 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Evolution Advisers Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 37,267.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 36,620 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,522 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up approximately 1.3% of Evolution Advisers Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Evolution Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $2,633,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,886,569,000 after acquiring an additional 7,248,297 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,687,587,000 after purchasing an additional 4,687,550 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 17,657,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,326,248,000 after purchasing an additional 417,578 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,487,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,088,186,000 after purchasing an additional 518,083 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 11,045,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $829,599,000 after purchasing an additional 548,650 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ BND opened at $72.24 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $70.37 and a 52 week high of $75.67. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $72.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $73.36.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2348 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.