Essex Financial Services Inc. Buys 489 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 16.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,376 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 489 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $248,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 90.3% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,300.0% in the 3rd quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 396 shares during the period. Steph & Co. bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 134.2% during the 3rd quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 541 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ BND opened at $71.35 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $71.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.72. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $67.99 and a 1 year high of $74.38.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be issued a $0.2138 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st.

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.