Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Acquired by Washington Trust Bank

Washington Trust Bank raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 9.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 94,791 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,796 shares during the period. Washington Trust Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $7,021,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in BND. CKW Financial Group acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at $46,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.37 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $71.76 and a one year high of $75.23. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $73.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.17.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a $0.2417 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company 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.