Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Increases Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,178 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 709 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $589,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Gilbert & Cook Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 782,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,519,000 after purchasing an additional 84,134 shares during the period. Aveo Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $462,000 after buying an additional 1,092 shares in the last quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $484,000. Prairieview Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth $231,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.6% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 99,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,338,000 after acquiring an additional 18,404 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $75.31 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $67.99 and a twelve month high of $75.67. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $74.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $72.63.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.2255 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.