Howe & Rusling Inc. Buys New Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Howe & Rusling Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 1,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $91,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BND. Compass Ion Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC now owns 18,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,365,000 after buying an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Red Tortoise LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 17,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,242,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 90.3% in the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 23,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,695,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Straight Path Wealth Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Straight Path Wealth Management now owns 23,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,617,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND opened at $70.99 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $71.78 and a 200-day moving average of $71.71. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $67.99 and a 1-year high of $74.38.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be given a $0.2138 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 1st.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company 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.