Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Purchased by Platt Investment Counsel LLC

Platt Investment Counsel LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 50.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 187,104 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 62,750 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 10.2% of Platt Investment Counsel LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Platt Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $13,859,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Charis Legacy Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% during the third quarter. Charis Legacy Partners LLC now owns 55,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,093,000 after acquiring an additional 9,519 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,769,000 after acquiring an additional 227,732 shares in the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% in the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,492,000 after acquiring an additional 294,238 shares during the period. Estate Counselors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,507,000 after acquiring an additional 11,590 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,407,000 after purchasing an additional 6,843 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.17 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $71.41 and a 12 month high of $75.23. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.36.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.2278 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.