Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 40.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,802 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,401 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $857,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Baystate Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 461,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,956,000 after acquiring an additional 3,040 shares during the period. Fiducient Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Fiducient Advisors LLC now owns 581,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,739,000 after purchasing an additional 33,692 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 27.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,280,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,764,089,000 after purchasing an additional 5,367,298 shares in the last quarter. IMA Wealth Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. IMA Wealth Inc. now owns 158,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,078,000 after purchasing an additional 6,452 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 39.8% in the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 101,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,380,000 after purchasing an additional 28,986 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND traded up $0.33 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $72.40. The company had a trading volume of 1,592,454 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,039,138. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $71.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $72.20. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $67.99 and a 52 week high of $73.92.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st were given a $0.2207 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 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.