Equity Investment Corp Has $795,000 Stock Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Equity Investment Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 77.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 11,057 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,832 shares during the quarter. Equity Investment Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $795,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% in the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,322,000 after purchasing an additional 98,201 shares during the last quarter. Joel Adams & Associates Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,459,000. Truist Financial Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 115.3% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,230,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,426,000 after acquiring an additional 1,194,696 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% during the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,772,000 after acquiring an additional 7,083 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aurelius Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $7,595,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

BND stock opened at $73.44 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.27. 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 company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2348 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.