Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC Acquires 9,908 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 43.9% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 32,478 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,908 shares during the period. Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $2,340,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Creative Planning now owns 61,103,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,494,171,000 after purchasing an additional 5,594,165 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,326,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,711,029,000 after acquiring an additional 6,253,040 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 19,231,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,414,478,000 after acquiring an additional 2,621,687 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,752,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,379,222,000 after acquiring an additional 104,945 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morningstar Investment Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 90.1% in the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 17,898,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,319,534,000 after acquiring an additional 8,482,025 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:BND opened at $75.28 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $72.53. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $67.99 and a 52-week high of $75.51.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.2255 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22.

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.