Tompkins Financial Corp Raises Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Tompkins Financial Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 9.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 236,373 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,696 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for about 1.6% of Tompkins Financial Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Tompkins Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $16,998,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BND. Estate Counselors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% during the 3rd quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,772,000 after acquiring an additional 7,083 shares during the last quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares during the period. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after acquiring an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. Cannon Financial Strategists Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $860,000. Finally, Corrigan Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.1% during the third quarter. Corrigan Financial Inc. now owns 355,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,714,000 after purchasing an additional 17,294 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $71.93 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.39.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.2334 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.