Chesley Taft & Associates LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 34.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 52,965 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,675 shares during the period. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,809,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of BND. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $319,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 16.0% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 278,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,039,000 after purchasing an additional 38,436 shares during the period. 1832 Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.9% during the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 121,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,777,000 after buying an additional 5,666 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 140,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,171,000 after buying an additional 781 shares during the period. Finally, American Investment Services Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.8% in the second quarter. American Investment Services Inc. now owns 11,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $839,000 after buying an additional 1,040 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $71.95 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.40. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $70.37 and a 12 month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.