HTG Investment Advisors Inc. Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

HTG Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 23.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 39,334 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,572 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 1.3% of HTG Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest position. HTG Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $2,829,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BND. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% in the third 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,687,587,000 after acquiring an additional 4,687,550 shares during the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,065,731,000 after acquiring an additional 4,794,485 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 417,578 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,487,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,088,186,000 after purchasing an additional 518,083 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.27 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $72.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.37. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $70.37 and a 1-year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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