Wedbush Securities Inc. Has $1.72 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Wedbush Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 17.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,930 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,505 shares during the quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,721,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,355,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,463,760,000 after buying an additional 1,363,914 shares during the period. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 16,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,205,000 after acquiring an additional 1,164 shares in the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.4% during the fourth quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust now owns 9,433,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $678,397,000 after acquiring an additional 2,810,579 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 23,618,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,698,399,000 after acquiring an additional 1,376,702 shares during the period. Finally, Leeward Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 16.3% in the 4th quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC now owns 41,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,995,000 after purchasing an additional 5,833 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $73.82 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $70.37 and a 12-month high of $75.67. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.99.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2404 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.91%.

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.