Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. Acquires 1,584 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 25.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,894 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,584 shares during the period. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $568,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,886,569,000 after purchasing an additional 7,248,297 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during 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 period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,687,587,000 after acquiring an additional 4,687,550 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased 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 worth $253,060,000 after purchasing an additional 3,322,588 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 1,863,233 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND stock opened at $72.42 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.39. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.