First Heartland Consultants Inc. Has $4.93 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

First Heartland Consultants Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 6.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 68,533 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,172 shares during the quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $4,928,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 59.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 374,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,153,000 after acquiring an additional 140,133 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $6,687,587,000 after purchasing an additional 4,687,550 shares during the period. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 280,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,151,000 after purchasing an additional 15,150 shares during the last quarter. Tallon Kerry Patrick acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $474,000. Finally, Capital & Planning LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $8,564,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $72.33 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $72.84 and a 200-day moving average of $72.65. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $70.97 and a 1 year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were paid a $0.2364 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.92%.

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.