Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Stake Boosted by Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 73.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 571,974 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 242,467 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $41,542,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cumberland Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.3% during the first quarter. Cumberland Advisors Inc. now owns 4,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. Sandbox Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 101.2% in the 1st quarter. Sandbox Financial Partners LLC now owns 8,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after buying an additional 4,136 shares in the last quarter. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. WealthCare Investment Partners LLC now owns 17,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,238,000 after buying an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 26,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,928,000 after buying an additional 1,113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aspiriant LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 486,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,306,000 after buying an additional 23,344 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

BND stock traded up $0.13 on Thursday, reaching $72.39. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,514,644 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,148,792. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $67.99 and a 52 week high of $73.92. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $71.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Investors of record on Monday, June 3rd were issued a $0.219 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 3rd.

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.