Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Bought by Financial & Tax Architects LLC

Financial & Tax Architects LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 163,956 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 483 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 3.0% of Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $11,790,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,083,769,000 after purchasing an additional 8,691,058 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,065,731,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794,485 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during the third 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. increased 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 purchasing an additional 3,322,588 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,863,233 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of BND traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $71.95. 5,600,053 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,326,859. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $72.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.38. 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 business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.2334 dividend. This is a boost 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 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.