Meritas Wealth Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Meritas Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 31.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 42,253 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,208 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 1.8% of Meritas Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Meritas Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,038,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Estate Counselors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% in the 3rd quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,772,000 after purchasing an additional 7,083 shares during the last quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares in the last quarter. Cannon Financial Strategists Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $860,000. Corrigan Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.1% during the third quarter. Corrigan Financial Inc. now owns 355,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,714,000 after buying an additional 17,294 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Straight Path Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.4% in the second quarter. Straight Path Wealth Management now owns 28,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,044,000 after purchasing an additional 4,801 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

BND opened at $71.95 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $72.45 and a 200 day moving average of $73.39. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $70.37 and a 12 month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2334 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.