Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 13.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,839 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,770 shares during the quarter. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,067,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stewardship Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 46.4% in the fourth quarter. Stewardship Advisors LLC now owns 23,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,655,000 after purchasing an additional 7,294 shares during the period. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 371.5% in the fourth quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 71,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,172,000 after buying an additional 56,673 shares in the last quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. now owns 39,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,869,000 after acquiring an additional 2,458 shares during the period. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 68,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,895,000 after acquiring an additional 1,151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grimes & Company Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 18,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,328,000 after acquiring an additional 903 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of BND stock opened at $72.04 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $72.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.38. 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 announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2334 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.