Essential Planning LLC. Buys 45,154,186 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Essential Planning LLC. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 6,541.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 45,844,512 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 45,154,186 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 21.8% of Essential Planning LLC.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,352,920,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 279,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,115,000 after purchasing an additional 27,646 shares during the last quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth $1,096,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 253,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,198,000 after purchasing an additional 9,087 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 108.9% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,551,000 after purchasing an additional 11,246 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6,308.6% during the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 708,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,978,000 after purchasing an additional 697,858 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of BND opened at $73.06 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $70.37 and a 52 week high of $75.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $72.37 and a 200-day moving average of $73.20.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.2195 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.