Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Acquired by Goelzer Investment Management Inc.

Goelzer Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 7.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,719 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,203 shares during the quarter. Goelzer Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,274,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,083,769,000 after acquiring an additional 8,691,058 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% in the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,065,731,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794,485 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,687,587,000 after purchasing an additional 4,687,550 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,082.1% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,430,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,060,000 after purchasing an additional 3,322,588 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,008,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $301,062,000 after purchasing an additional 1,863,233 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.04 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $70.37 and a 12 month high of $75.67. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.38.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.