Oakworth Capital Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Oakworth Capital Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 4.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,742,850 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 76,179 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 8.6% of Oakworth Capital Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Oakworth Capital Inc. owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $125,328,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,322,000 after acquiring an additional 98,201 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% in the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,772,000 after acquiring an additional 7,083 shares in the last quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the period. Northwest Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 180.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors now owns 24,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,772,000 after buying an additional 15,850 shares during the period. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 34.8% during the third quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 423,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,829,000 after buying an additional 109,421 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.64 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $70.37 and a 12 month high of $75.67. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.36.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2348 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.