Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Purchased by Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC

Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 1.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 305,446 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,510 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 1.9% of Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $22,942,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,886,569,000 after acquiring an additional 7,248,297 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,326,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,711,029,000 after acquiring an additional 6,253,040 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the 3rd 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. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during 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 period. Finally, Arizona PSPRS Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $472,909,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND stock traded down $0.26 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $73.11. 1,564,571 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,558,803. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $68.20 and a 1-year high of $75.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $72.99.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.2255 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22.

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.