Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Stock Position Increased by Armstrong Advisory Group Inc.

Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,259,561 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,340 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for about 6.3% of Armstrong Advisory Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. owned 0.06% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $93,296,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in BND. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,292,008,000 after acquiring an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 131,346,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,768,240,000 after acquiring an additional 5,476,153 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 46.9% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 15,579,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,147,087,000 after purchasing an additional 4,971,692 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.0% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 71,913,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,348,226,000 after purchasing an additional 4,719,267 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.7% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,912,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,704,017,000 after purchasing an additional 4,686,304 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.8%

NASDAQ BND opened at $73.17 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $71.41 and a 52 week high of $75.23. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $74.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.37.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2278 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%.

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.