FIDELIS iM LLC Purchases 3,512 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

FIDELIS iM LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 444,454 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,512 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 11.9% of FIDELIS iM LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. FIDELIS iM LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $31,960,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,083,769,000 after buying an additional 8,691,058 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,065,731,000 after acquiring an additional 4,794,485 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,687,587,000 after acquiring an additional 4,687,550 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,082.1% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,430,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,060,000 after acquiring an additional 3,322,588 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,008,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,062,000 after purchasing an additional 1,863,233 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ BND opened at $72.04 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.38. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $70.37 and a 12-month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2334 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.