Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 1.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 49,152 shares of the company’s stock after selling 869 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,535,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Creative Planning increased its holdings 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 worth $6,886,569,000 after buying an additional 7,248,297 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during the third 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. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,082.1% in the 3rd 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 period. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% in the 3rd 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. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5,824.7% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,154,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,735,000 after purchasing an additional 1,135,284 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ BND opened at $72.64 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $72.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.36.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2348 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase 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.