Sei Investments Co. Acquires 772,895 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 4.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,628,006 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 772,895 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 1.3% of Sei Investments Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.90% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $1,371,765,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,342,364,000 after acquiring an additional 8,283,073 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $9,695,970,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285,563 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its position in 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 last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,253,527,000 after purchasing an additional 16,287,510 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,844,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989,480 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.40 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $73.05 and its 200-day moving average is $73.68. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $72.34 and a 52-week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.2445 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

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.