Bleakley Financial Group LLC Has $6.75 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 4.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 93,849 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,733 shares during the quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $6,749,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Creative Planning grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,886,569,000 after buying an additional 7,248,297 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,687,587,000 after purchasing an additional 4,687,550 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 17,657,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,326,248,000 after buying an additional 417,578 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,487,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,088,186,000 after purchasing an additional 518,083 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.2% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 11,045,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $829,599,000 after buying an additional 548,650 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.64 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.36.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2348 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 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.