RFP Financial Group LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

RFP Financial Group LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 9.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,163 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,522 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises about 0.7% of RFP Financial Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. RFP Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,738,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Planning boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,886,569,000 after purchasing an additional 7,248,297 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of 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 during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in 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 valued at $253,060,000 after buying an additional 3,322,588 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9,287.8% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,826,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,259,000 after buying an additional 2,796,469 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,863,233 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ BND opened at $72.34 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $72.28 and its 200 day moving average is $73.35. 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 business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2348 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company 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.