Washington Trust Advisors Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Washington Trust Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 36.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,903 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,188 shares during the period. Washington Trust Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,935,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,322,000 after acquiring an additional 98,201 shares during the last quarter. Joel Adams & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,459,000. Truist Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 115.3% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,230,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,426,000 after acquiring an additional 1,194,696 shares during the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% during the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,772,000 after acquiring an additional 7,083 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aurelius Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $7,595,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND opened at $73.14 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.25. 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 Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2195 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.