Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. Has $406,000 Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 43.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,405 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,625 shares during the period. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $406,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 worth $2,656,000 after acquiring an additional 7,022 shares in the last quarter. Simmons Bank grew its stake 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 worth $243,000 after acquiring an additional 585 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its stake 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 worth $3,254,000 after acquiring an additional 7,035 shares in the last quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 worth $1,432,000 after acquiring an additional 1,156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 37.1% in the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 178,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,987,000 after acquiring an additional 48,409 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND traded down $0.15 during trading on Friday, hitting $73.16. The stock had a trading volume of 4,641,724 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,571,402. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $68.34 and a 12 month high of $75.67. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $74.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $73.01.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2255 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22.

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.