Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC Boosts Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 35.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,353 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,071 shares during the quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,679,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% in the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,322,000 after buying an additional 98,201 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% in the third 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 last quarter. Aurelius Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $7,595,000. Northwest Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 180.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors now owns 24,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,772,000 after acquiring an additional 15,850 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Proffitt & Goodson Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 75,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,691,000 after purchasing an additional 5,126 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $72.30 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $72.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.34. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $70.37 and a twelve month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.