Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases Shares of 5,639 Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 5,639 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $405,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in BND. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,886,569,000 after acquiring an additional 7,248,297 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,687,587,000 after purchasing an additional 4,687,550 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,065,731,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794,485 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 17,657,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,326,248,000 after purchasing an additional 417,578 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,487,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,088,186,000 after purchasing an additional 518,083 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

BND stock opened at $72.34 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $70.37 and a 1 year high of $75.67. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.39.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.2334 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.