Private Advisor Group LLC Purchases 27,076 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 6.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 467,161 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,076 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $34,402,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,342,364,000 after purchasing an additional 8,283,073 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 130,902,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,695,970,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285,563 shares during the period. Creative Planning lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,292,008,000 after purchasing an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,253,527,000 after buying an additional 16,287,510 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,844,363,000 after buying an additional 6,989,480 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.11 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $72.34 and a 12-month high of $75.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $73.26 and a 200 day moving average of $73.82.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.2445 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%.

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.