UMB Bank n.a. Has $4 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

UMB Bank n.a. lowered its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 14.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 55,557 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,434 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,995,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $319,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 16.0% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 278,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,039,000 after purchasing an additional 38,436 shares during the period. 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 121,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,777,000 after purchasing an additional 5,666 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 140,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,171,000 after purchasing an additional 781 shares during the period. Finally, American Investment Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.8% in the second quarter. American Investment Services Inc. now owns 11,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $839,000 after purchasing an additional 1,040 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ:BND opened at $71.95 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.40. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $70.37 and a 52-week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.2334 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.