Lockerman Financial Group Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Lockerman Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,730 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 224 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up approximately 1.2% of Lockerman Financial Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Lockerman Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $634,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 82,574,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,762,065,000 after buying an additional 2,061,088 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Creative Planning now owns 61,103,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,494,171,000 after purchasing an additional 5,594,165 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 42,651,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,976,220,000 after purchasing an additional 314,511 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,073,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,285,458,000 after purchasing an additional 5,792,806 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 19,231,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,414,478,000 after purchasing an additional 2,621,687 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ BND traded up $0.10 on Friday, reaching $72.49. The stock had a trading volume of 612,537 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,095,532. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $67.99 and a 12-month high of $73.92. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $71.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.219 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.21.

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.