Ignite Planners LLC Makes New $277,000 Investment in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Ignite Planners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 3,684 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $277,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 28.3% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,000 after acquiring an additional 604 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.7% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 195,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,716,000 after purchasing an additional 10,557 shares in the last quarter. EWG Elevate Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter worth $13,717,000. Foster Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 1,939,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,674,000 after purchasing an additional 33,184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, McLean Asset Management Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 24.3% during the third quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 9,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $671,000 after purchasing an additional 1,767 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

BND opened at $74.04 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $67.99 and a 12 month high of $75.67. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.87.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company 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.