Stairway Partners LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Stairway Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 7.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,980,475 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 145,489 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises 9.0% of Stairway Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Stairway Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $142,416,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Estate Counselors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% in the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,772,000 after purchasing an additional 7,083 shares during the last quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.3% during the second quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after acquiring an additional 311 shares during the period. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 41,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,985,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares during the period. Finally, Cannon Financial Strategists Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $860,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of BND stock traded down $0.07 during trading on Monday, hitting $71.78. The company had a trading volume of 3,599,804 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,119,027. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $72.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.45.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.2334 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.