Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Stock Position Lifted by NewSquare Capital LLC

NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 5.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 378,338 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,494 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 2.7% of NewSquare Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. NewSquare Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $27,827,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BND. Baystate Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 461,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,956,000 after purchasing an additional 3,040 shares during the last quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 64,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,519,000 after purchasing an additional 1,060 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 27.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,280,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,764,089,000 after purchasing an additional 5,367,298 shares during the last quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $17,431,000. Finally, IMA Wealth Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. IMA Wealth Inc. now owns 158,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,078,000 after acquiring an additional 6,452 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of BND stock traded up $0.13 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $70.95. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,044,340 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,083,464. The company has a 50 day moving average of $71.97 and a 200 day moving average of $71.66. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $67.99 and a 12-month high of $74.38.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a $0.2163 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

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.