Sebold Capital Management Inc. Grows Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Sebold Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 50.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 43,072 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,438 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 2.3% of Sebold Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Sebold Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,168,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 82,574,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,762,065,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,088 shares during the period. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.7% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 55,509,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,873,449,000 after purchasing an additional 5,800,676 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 42,651,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,976,220,000 after purchasing an additional 314,511 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.0% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 33,541,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,340,545,000 after purchasing an additional 2,478,188 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 27.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,280,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,764,089,000 after acquiring an additional 5,367,298 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of BND stock opened at $72.72 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $72.45 and a 200 day moving average of $71.47. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $67.99 and a twelve month high of $74.90.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were given a dividend of $0.2023 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 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.