Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) shares saw strong trading volume on Wednesday . 15,764,661 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 78% from the previous session’s volume of 8,851,164 shares.The stock last traded at $73.14 and had previously closed at $73.41.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.4%

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $73.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.83.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.2473 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,253,527,000 after acquiring an additional 16,287,510 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,292,008,000 after purchasing an additional 10,046,828 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,342,364,000 after purchasing an additional 8,283,073 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,844,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989,480 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7,708.3% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 5,236,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,899,000 after purchasing an additional 5,169,861 shares during the period.

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.