Certified Advisory Corp Buys 1,968 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Certified Advisory Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 23.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,188 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,968 shares during the period. Certified Advisory Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $765,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 274,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,489,000 after buying an additional 6,996 shares in the last quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. now owns 33,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,481,000 after acquiring an additional 2,840 shares during the last quarter. Camden National Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $233,000. GenTrust LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.8% in the 3rd quarter. GenTrust LLC now owns 1,184,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,981,000 after purchasing an additional 219,802 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nwam LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $14,376,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $72.59 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.26. 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 business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.2276 dividend. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.76%. 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.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.