Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Sold by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BNDFree Report) by 5.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,121,494 shares of the company’s stock after selling 766,236 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 0.8% of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned 0.59% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $892,627,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,253,527,000 after acquiring an additional 16,287,510 shares during the period. Creative Planning lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,292,008,000 after purchasing an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,342,364,000 after purchasing an additional 8,283,073 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,844,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989,480 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7,708.3% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 5,236,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,899,000 after purchasing an additional 5,169,861 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ BND opened at $72.46 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $73.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.64. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $72.17 and a 12-month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2445 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

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