HTG Investment Advisors Inc. Raises Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

HTG Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 23.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 39,334 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,572 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for about 1.3% of HTG Investment Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. HTG Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $2,829,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,322,000 after buying an additional 98,201 shares during the period. Estate Counselors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% during the 3rd quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,772,000 after acquiring an additional 7,083 shares during the period. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 180.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors now owns 24,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,772,000 after purchasing an additional 15,850 shares during the period. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 34.8% in the third quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 423,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,829,000 after purchasing an additional 109,421 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of BND opened at $72.27 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $72.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.37. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.2348 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd.

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.