Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Stock Position Increased by Alesco Advisors LLC

Alesco Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 1.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,477,680 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 22,640 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises 3.8% of Alesco Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Alesco Advisors LLC owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $108,683,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $70.73. 4,256,477 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 company’s 50 day moving average price is $71.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $71.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.2163 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.