Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Bought by Ballentine Partners LLC

Ballentine Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 8.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 105,470 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,088 shares during the quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $7,812,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in BND. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,769,000 after buying an additional 227,732 shares in the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% during the 3rd quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,492,000 after acquiring an additional 294,238 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,507,000 after acquiring an additional 11,590 shares during the period. BAM Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at about $920,000. Finally, Bright Futures Wealth Management LLC. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter worth about $524,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND opened at $73.55 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $73.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $74.19. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $71.76 and a 12 month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.2417 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.