Fifth Third Bancorp Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 131,630 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,342 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $9,789,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BND. Smithfield Trust Co grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 337,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,069,000 after acquiring an additional 2,693 shares in the last quarter. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.9% in the third quarter. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 7,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,000 after buying an additional 582 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 131,346,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,768,240,000 after acquiring an additional 5,476,153 shares during the last quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 79.8% during the third quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 20,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,506,000 after acquiring an additional 8,991 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,611,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,592,000 after acquiring an additional 129,347 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $74.87 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $71.41 and a 52-week high of $75.15. The company has a fifty day moving average of $74.24 and a 200-day moving average of $74.26.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.2455 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

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.