Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND is Gridiron Partners LLC’s 2nd Largest Position

Gridiron Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2,357.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 592,019 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 567,928 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up approximately 25.0% of Gridiron Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Gridiron Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $43,851,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of BND. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 5,476,153 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 126,617,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,416,524,000 after buying an additional 4,214,874 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,292,008,000 after buying an additional 10,046,828 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 71,913,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,348,226,000 after acquiring an additional 4,719,267 shares in 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 third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,912,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,704,017,000 after acquiring an additional 4,686,304 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.8%

NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.17 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $71.41 and a one year high of $75.23. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $74.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.37.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 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.