Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Purchased by HCR Wealth Advisors

HCR Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 9,014 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the period. HCR Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $648,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Estate Counselors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% in the 3rd quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,772,000 after acquiring an additional 7,083 shares during the period. LJI Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.3% in the second quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares during the period. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% during the third 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 during the last quarter. Cannon Financial Strategists Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the second quarter worth $860,000. Finally, Corrigan Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.1% during the third quarter. Corrigan Financial Inc. now owns 355,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,714,000 after purchasing an additional 17,294 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND opened at $71.79 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $70.37 and a 1 year high of $75.67. The company’s fifty day moving average is $72.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.40.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.2334 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.