HTLF Bank Increases Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

HTLF Bank increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 24.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 217,749 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 42,163 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises 1.8% of HTLF Bank’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. HTLF Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $16,355,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. Creative Planning grew its holdings in 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 worth $6,886,569,000 after acquiring an additional 7,248,297 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in 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 worth $2,711,029,000 after acquiring an additional 6,253,040 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC grew its holdings in 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 worth $2,065,731,000 after acquiring an additional 4,794,485 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in 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 worth $913,244,000 after acquiring an additional 746,645 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arizona PSPRS Trust acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $472,909,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ BND traded up $0.29 on Tuesday, hitting $74.06. 4,454,892 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,620,515. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $67.99 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $74.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.91.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.2255 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 Tuesday, September 3rd.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.