Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) is Fiducient Advisors LLC’s 5th Largest Position

Fiducient Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 6.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 581,081 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 33,692 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up 8.0% of Fiducient Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Fiducient Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $42,739,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BND. Compass Ion Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC now owns 18,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,365,000 after buying an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Red Tortoise LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 17,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,242,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 90.3% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Grimes & Company Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 23,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,695,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the period. Finally, Straight Path Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Straight Path Wealth Management now owns 23,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,617,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

BND traded down $0.27 on Tuesday, reaching $70.67. 6,606,563 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,905,487. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $67.99 and a twelve month high of $74.38. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $71.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.72.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2163 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is a positive change 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.