Symmetry Partners LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Symmetry Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 71.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 480,408 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 200,113 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for about 4.9% of Symmetry Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Symmetry Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $34,546,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Essential Planning LLC. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6,541.0% during the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 45,844,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,352,920,000 after acquiring an additional 45,154,186 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2,218.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 29,325,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,108,775,000 after acquiring an additional 28,060,256 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $439,341,000. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6,749.3% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 5,267,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $385,027,000 after acquiring an additional 5,191,031 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 4,687,550 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.35 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $72.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.14. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $70.37 and a 1-year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.