Kraft Davis & Associates LLC Purchases 2,984 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Kraft Davis & Associates LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 54.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,474 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,984 shares during the period. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $616,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in BND. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 119,230.1% during the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,572,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $759,539,000 after purchasing an additional 10,563,788 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 12.3% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 64,417,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,627,783,000 after purchasing an additional 7,045,711 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 55,509,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,873,449,000 after purchasing an additional 5,800,676 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in 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. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1,745.2% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 4,711,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,462,000 after purchasing an additional 4,456,002 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND stock traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $70.79. 8,338,505 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,138,516. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $72.00 and its 200-day moving average is $71.61. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $67.99 and a 12 month high of $74.38.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.