Courier Capital LLC Has $12.72 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Courier Capital LLC lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 15.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 176,871 shares of the company’s stock after selling 31,458 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for about 0.9% of Courier Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Courier Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $12,719,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Creative Planning lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,083,769,000 after acquiring an additional 8,691,058 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC raised its stake 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 period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,687,587,000 after purchasing an additional 4,687,550 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,082.1% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,430,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,060,000 after buying an additional 3,322,588 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,008,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,062,000 after buying an additional 1,863,233 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND traded down $0.07 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $71.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 11,855,671 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,923,686. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.41. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.2334 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.