Strategy Asset Managers LLC Purchases New Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Strategy Asset Managers LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 10,296 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $773,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Creative Planning boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 8,691,058 shares during the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the second quarter worth $472,909,000. Axiom Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,065,731,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794,485 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 123.9% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,807,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $349,154,000 after purchasing an additional 2,660,678 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4,630.7% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,136,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,943,000 after purchasing an additional 2,091,450 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.68 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $73.92 and its 200-day moving average is $73.25. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $70.37 and a twelve month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.2276 per share. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.76%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.