Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Holdings Lifted by Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC

Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 8.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 86,564 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,674 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 2.6% of Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $6,225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BND. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased 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 acquiring an additional 4,687,550 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,082.1% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,430,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,060,000 after acquiring an additional 3,322,588 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9,287.8% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,826,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,259,000 after acquiring an additional 2,796,469 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,008,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,062,000 after acquiring an additional 1,863,233 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 19,321,863 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,391,367,000 after acquiring an additional 1,664,458 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.87 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.28. 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 firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid 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.