Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Purchased by Meritas Wealth Management LLC

Meritas Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 31.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 42,253 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,208 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 1.8% of Meritas Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Meritas Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,038,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. McCarthy & Cox acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $316,000. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 189,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,661,000 after acquiring an additional 25,843 shares during the last quarter. Access Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Access Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $553,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the period. LPF Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. LPF Advisors LLC now owns 213,486 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,352,000 after buying an additional 10,688 shares during the period. Finally, Oldfather Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 102.4% in the fourth quarter. Oldfather Financial Services LLC now owns 22,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,593,000 after acquiring an additional 11,210 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND opened at $71.95 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.39. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $70.37 and a twelve month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2334 dividend. This is a positive change 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.