Bell Investment Advisors Inc Grows Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 10.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 21,476 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,013 shares during the period. Bell Investment Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,544,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Carr Financial Group Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 403,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,301,000 after purchasing an additional 16,449 shares during the last quarter. XML Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.1% during the third quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 277,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,838,000 after acquiring an additional 55,731 shares during the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.2% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 45,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,396,000 after acquiring an additional 3,792 shares during the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1,526.8% during the third quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 24,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,846,000 after acquiring an additional 23,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ted Buchan & Co grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% during the third quarter. Ted Buchan & Co now owns 18,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,355,000 after acquiring an additional 1,430 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND opened at $73.00 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.22. 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 firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2195 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 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.