Acropolis Investment Management LLC Has $150.44 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Acropolis Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,002,949 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 103,934 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises about 8.9% of Acropolis Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Acropolis Investment Management LLC owned 0.13% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $150,435,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,886,569,000 after purchasing an additional 7,248,297 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in 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 worth $2,065,731,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794,485 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 17,657,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,326,248,000 after acquiring an additional 417,578 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,487,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,088,186,000 after acquiring an additional 518,083 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 12,675,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $913,244,000 after acquiring an additional 746,645 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.60 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $70.37 and a twelve month high of $75.67. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $73.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $73.32.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.2276 dividend. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.71%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 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.