Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC Purchases 9,395 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 27.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 43,802 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,395 shares during the period. Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,150,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BND. Barclays PLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 59.7% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 374,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,153,000 after buying an additional 140,133 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,687,587,000 after acquiring an additional 4,687,550 shares during the period. Tallon Kerry Patrick bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $474,000. Capital & Planning LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth $8,564,000. Finally, Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.6%

NASDAQ BND opened at $71.88 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $72.82 and its 200 day moving average is $72.64. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.97 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.2364 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.95%.

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.