Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Bought by Washington Trust Advisors Inc.

Washington Trust Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 78.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 48,097 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,180 shares during the quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,563,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BND. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 99.6% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 37,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,691,000 after buying an additional 18,677 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 530 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 54.6% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 53,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,897,000 after buying an additional 18,792 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,757,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $571,172,000 after buying an additional 759,261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 122.0% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 31,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,355,000 after buying an additional 17,576 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.3%

NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.55 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $71.76 and a 52-week high of $75.23. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.19.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2417 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.