Mather Group LLC. Purchases 12,951 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Mather Group LLC. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 6.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 208,872 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,951 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $15,020,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Creative Planning raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,886,569,000 after purchasing an additional 7,248,297 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,687,587,000 after purchasing an additional 4,687,550 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,065,731,000 after buying an additional 4,794,485 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 17,657,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,326,248,000 after buying an additional 417,578 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,487,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,088,186,000 after buying an additional 518,083 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND opened at $72.17 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $72.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.37. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $70.37 and a 12-month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.2348 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.