VERITY Wealth Advisors Sells 3,114 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

VERITY Wealth Advisors cut its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 16.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 15,418 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,114 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises 0.9% of VERITY Wealth Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. VERITY Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,120,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in BND. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 82,574,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,762,065,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,088 shares during the period. Creative Planning increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Creative Planning now owns 61,103,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,494,171,000 after acquiring an additional 5,594,165 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 42,651,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,976,220,000 after acquiring an additional 314,511 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 33,541,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,340,545,000 after acquiring an additional 2,478,188 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.9% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,073,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,285,458,000 after purchasing an additional 5,792,806 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND traded up $0.25 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $72.64. The stock had a trading volume of 8,492,091 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,022,519. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $67.99 and a twelve month high of $73.92. The business’s fifty day moving average is $71.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $72.21.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.219 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd.

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.