Creative Planning Buys 7,248,297 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Creative Planning lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,248,297 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 6.8% of Creative Planning’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Creative Planning owned 5.79% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $6,886,569,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% during the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 2,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,000 after buying an additional 429 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 23.8% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 36,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,656,000 after purchasing an additional 7,022 shares during the last quarter. Simmons Bank increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.0% in the 2nd quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 3,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 585 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 18.6% in the 1st quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 44,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,254,000 after purchasing an additional 7,035 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compass Ion Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC now owns 19,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,432,000 after buying an additional 1,156 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ BND opened at $73.84 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $67.99 and a 12 month high of $75.67. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $74.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.95.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.2255 dividend. This is an increase 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.