Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Acquired by Retirement Systems of Alabama

Retirement Systems of Alabama lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 64.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 914,767 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 357,523 shares during the quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $67,281,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in BND. Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.7% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 55,509,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,873,449,000 after acquiring an additional 5,800,676 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 27.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,280,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,764,089,000 after buying an additional 5,367,298 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 828.6% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,411,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,043,000 after buying an additional 3,043,989 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 294.1% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,841,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,054,000 after buying an additional 2,866,691 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.0% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 33,541,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,340,545,000 after buying an additional 2,478,188 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

BND stock traded up $0.16 during trading on Friday, reaching $70.73. 4,256,567 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,959,856. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $67.99 and a 52-week high of $74.38. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $71.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $71.69.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2163 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.