Ballentine Partners LLC Increases Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 62,165 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,803 shares during the quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $4,470,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,083,769,000 after buying an additional 8,691,058 shares during the last quarter. 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 valued at $2,065,731,000 after acquiring an additional 4,794,485 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 4,687,550 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,008,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,062,000 after purchasing an additional 1,863,233 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

BND opened at $71.95 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $72.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.40. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $70.37 and a 1 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.2334 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.