Total Wealth Planning LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Total Wealth Planning LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 16.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 54,814 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,628 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 0.6% of Total Wealth Planning LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Total Wealth Planning LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,942,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 8,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $589,000 after buying an additional 709 shares during the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 19.4% during the 2nd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 5,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $378,000 after acquiring an additional 851 shares in the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $319,000. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.7% in the second quarter. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC now owns 7,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $545,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chandler Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.8% in the second quarter. Chandler Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,321,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,234,000 after purchasing an additional 48,950 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND stock opened at $71.93 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $70.37 and a twelve month high of $75.67. The company’s 50 day moving average is $72.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.39.

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 paid a dividend of $0.2334 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.