Simmons Bank Has $284,000 Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Simmons Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 11.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,775 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 402 shares during the quarter. Simmons Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $284,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of BND. Creative Planning increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,083,769,000 after purchasing an additional 8,691,058 shares in the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $472,909,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,326,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,711,029,000 after acquiring an additional 6,253,040 shares during the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,065,731,000 after acquiring an additional 4,794,485 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 123.9% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,807,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $349,154,000 after acquiring an additional 2,660,678 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND opened at $72.46 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.03 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $74.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.19.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2276 per share. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.77%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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.