First Financial Bankshares Inc Buys 58,152 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

First Financial Bankshares Inc grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,396,447 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 58,152 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 3.7% of First Financial Bankshares Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. First Financial Bankshares Inc owned 0.14% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $172,329,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Key Financial Inc raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 8,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $623,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 15,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,133,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Access Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Access Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $553,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Belmont Capital LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Belmont Capital LLC now owns 1,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $136,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 44.1% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.13 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.14. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $70.37 and a 1 year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared 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.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company 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.