Sterling Financial Planning Inc. Acquires 12,811 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Sterling Financial Planning Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 186.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 19,682 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,811 shares during the period. Sterling Financial Planning Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,448,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Baystate Wealth Management LLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 3,040 shares in the last quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 64,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,519,000 after purchasing an additional 1,060 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 27.0% during 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. Veery Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Veery Capital LLC now owns 160,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,230,000 after purchasing an additional 9,075 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $17,431,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

BND traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $70.70. The company had a trading volume of 6,349,484 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,135,850. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $67.99 and a twelve month high of $74.38. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.60.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.2163 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.