Passive Capital Management LLC. Grows Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Passive Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 11.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 19,573 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,940 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 0.5% of Passive Capital Management LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Passive Capital Management LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,407,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. McGrath & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $6,882,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.2% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 55,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,975,000 after purchasing an additional 10,057 shares in the last quarter. Apriem Advisors raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Apriem Advisors now owns 759,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,619,000 after purchasing an additional 15,801 shares in the last quarter. Equity Investment Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 77.6% during the fourth quarter. Equity Investment Corp now owns 11,057 shares of the company’s stock worth $795,000 after purchasing an additional 4,832 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nwam LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 195,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,068,000 after purchasing an additional 4,239 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.35 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $72.15 and its 200 day moving average is $73.27. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $70.37 and a 1-year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2348 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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.