Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Bought by ETF Portfolio Partners Inc.

ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 77,216 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,649 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises 1.7% of ETF Portfolio Partners Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $5,553,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,083,769,000 after buying an additional 8,691,058 shares during the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,065,731,000 after buying an additional 4,794,485 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,687,587,000 after buying an additional 4,687,550 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,082.1% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,430,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,060,000 after buying an additional 3,322,588 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,008,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $301,062,000 after buying an additional 1,863,233 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.04 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.39. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $70.37 and a 1-year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.2334 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.