Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. Buys 1,691 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 14.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 13,069 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,691 shares during the quarter. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $982,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.9% in the second quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,009 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% in the second quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. now owns 18,673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,345,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Hill Investment Group Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% in the second quarter. Hill Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 17,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,277,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE now owns 3,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Family CFO Inc grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.4% during the first quarter. Family CFO Inc now owns 1,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $73.31 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $74.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $72.99. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $68.20 and a 52 week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.