HFG Advisors Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

HFG Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 27.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 24,865 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,419 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 1.6% of HFG Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. HFG Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,806,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Morningstar Investment Services LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 90.1% in the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 17,898,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,319,534,000 after acquiring an additional 8,482,025 shares in the last quarter. Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 789.9% in the 4th quarter. Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Co. now owns 6,896,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $507,248,000 after acquiring an additional 6,121,670 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 55,509,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,873,449,000 after buying an additional 5,800,676 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.9% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,073,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,285,458,000 after buying an additional 5,792,806 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.8% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 19,231,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,414,478,000 after buying an additional 2,621,687 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.9 %

BND stock traded down $0.63 on Monday, reaching $71.42. 3,377,643 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,100,028. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $67.99 and a one year high of $73.92. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $71.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $72.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Investors of record on Monday, June 3rd were given a dividend of $0.219 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.21.

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.