MAS Advisors LLC Purchases New Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

MAS Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 59,783 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,299,000. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up approximately 7.2% of MAS Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Tanager Wealth Management LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 85.1% in the fourth quarter. Tanager Wealth Management LLP now owns 183,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,213,000 after purchasing an additional 84,475 shares in the last quarter. Boston Standard Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Boston Standard Wealth Management LLC now owns 816,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,700,000 after acquiring an additional 44,253 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 208,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,020,000 after acquiring an additional 12,951 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 557,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,068,000 after purchasing an additional 40,592 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Newton One Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 715,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,470,000 after purchasing an additional 29,281 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.27 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $70.37 and a 1-year high of $75.67. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.37.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.