Freestone Capital Holdings LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Freestone Capital Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 5.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 15,369 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 827 shares during the quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,116,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Morningstar Investment Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 90.1% in the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 17,898,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,319,534,000 after purchasing an additional 8,482,025 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,326,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,711,029,000 after acquiring an additional 6,253,040 shares during the period. Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 789.9% during the 4th quarter. Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Co. now owns 6,896,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $507,248,000 after acquiring an additional 6,121,670 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Creative Planning now owns 61,103,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,494,171,000 after acquiring an additional 5,594,165 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.8% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 19,231,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,414,478,000 after acquiring an additional 2,621,687 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of BND stock traded up $0.26 on Friday, hitting $72.91. 2,936,628 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,906,500. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $67.99 and a one year high of $73.92. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $72.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $72.13.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2207 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st.

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.