Opes Wealth Management LLC Trims Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Opes Wealth Management LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 52.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,380 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,028 shares during the quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $396,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 119,230.1% during the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,572,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $759,539,000 after acquiring an additional 10,563,788 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 12.3% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 64,417,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,627,783,000 after acquiring an additional 7,045,711 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 55,509,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,873,449,000 after acquiring an additional 5,800,676 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 27.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,280,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,764,089,000 after acquiring an additional 5,367,298 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1,745.2% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 4,711,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,462,000 after acquiring an additional 4,456,002 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $70.70. 6,349,484 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,135,850. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $67.99 and a 12 month high of $74.38. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $72.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.60.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2163 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 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.