Whelan Financial Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Whelan Financial increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 195,840 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,844 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 6.1% of Whelan Financial’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Whelan Financial’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $14,710,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in BND. US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 12.7% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 538,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,439,000 after acquiring an additional 60,697 shares during the period. Nikulski Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 415.7% during the third quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. now owns 37,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,812,000 after purchasing an additional 30,179 shares in the last quarter. Oldfather Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. Oldfather Financial Services LLC now owns 10,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $822,000 after buying an additional 1,152 shares in the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 47.0% during the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 7,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $583,000 after buying an additional 2,480 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TNF LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. TNF LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,000 after buying an additional 224 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ BND traded down $0.19 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $72.87. 1,220,932 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,522,459. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.05. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $68.45 and a 52-week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.2255 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.