PDS Planning Inc Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

PDS Planning Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 9.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 196,073 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,112 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up 1.3% of PDS Planning Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position. PDS Planning Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $14,100,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Essential Planning LLC. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6,541.0% during the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 45,844,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,352,920,000 after acquiring an additional 45,154,186 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2,218.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 29,325,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,108,775,000 after acquiring an additional 28,060,256 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $439,341,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during 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 last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $73.05 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.15. 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 Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2195 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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.