Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Purchased by Sebold Capital Management Inc.

Sebold Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 52,654 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,081 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up approximately 2.5% of Sebold Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Sebold Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,786,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,886,569,000 after purchasing an additional 7,248,297 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,687,587,000 after acquiring an additional 4,687,550 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,065,731,000 after acquiring an additional 4,794,485 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 17,657,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,326,248,000 after acquiring an additional 417,578 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,487,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,088,186,000 after buying an additional 518,083 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of BND stock opened at $71.79 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $72.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.40. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $70.37 and a 12 month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.