Avantax Planning Partners Inc. Increases Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 19.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,945 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,133 shares during the period. Avantax Planning Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,362,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. now owns 542,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,022,000 after purchasing an additional 14,890 shares during the period. Geometric Wealth Advisors boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 803.7% during the 4th quarter. Geometric Wealth Advisors now owns 30,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,226,000 after acquiring an additional 27,536 shares in the last quarter. Smith & Howard Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Smith & Howard Wealth Management LLC now owns 216,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,604,000 after acquiring an additional 15,649 shares in the last quarter. Staley Capital Advisers Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Staley Capital Advisers Inc. now owns 134,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,640,000 after acquiring an additional 10,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, O Dell Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $291,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $73.06 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.20. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2195 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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.