Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Stock Position Boosted by Pure Financial Advisors LLC

Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 15.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,678,998 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 765,946 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 9.3% of Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $408,377,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $319,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 16.0% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 278,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,039,000 after purchasing an additional 38,436 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.9% in the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 121,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,777,000 after purchasing an additional 5,666 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 140,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,171,000 after purchasing an additional 781 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Investment Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.8% in the second quarter. American Investment Services Inc. now owns 11,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $839,000 after purchasing an additional 1,040 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND stock opened at $71.95 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $72.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $73.40. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $70.37 and a 52-week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.