White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 12.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 254,887 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,816 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up 3.4% of White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $19,134,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Creative Planning boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,083,769,000 after buying an additional 8,691,058 shares in the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the second quarter valued at $472,909,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,326,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,711,029,000 after purchasing an additional 6,253,040 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the 3rd 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. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 123.9% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,807,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $349,154,000 after buying an additional 2,660,678 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $72.29 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $74.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $73.13. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $69.36 and a 52 week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.2276 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $2.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.78%.

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.