Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. Buys 4,281 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 113,100 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,281 shares during the quarter. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $8,133,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 16.0% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 278,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,039,000 after purchasing an additional 38,436 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 121,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,777,000 after buying an additional 5,666 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 140,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,171,000 after buying an additional 781 shares during the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,817,000. Finally, Wick Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $283,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.01 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.39.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.2334 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.