Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Purchased by Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC

Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 79,890 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,838 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises about 2.5% of Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $6,001,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,290,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,925,000 after purchasing an additional 48,272 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 12,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $951,000 after buying an additional 1,810 shares during the period. Apollon Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Apollon Financial LLC now owns 7,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $567,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.2% during the 3rd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 727,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,647,000 after buying an additional 146,449 shares during the period. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 16,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,251,000 after buying an additional 423 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of BND stock traded down $0.19 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $72.76. 2,252,793 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,509,754. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $74.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.18. 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 given a $0.2276 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.75%.

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.