Aspiriant LLC Trims Stock Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Aspiriant LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 0.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 484,231 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,863 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises about 1.4% of Aspiriant LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Aspiriant LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $34,890,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Baystate Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 461,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,956,000 after acquiring an additional 3,040 shares during the period. Fiducient Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Fiducient Advisors LLC now owns 581,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,739,000 after acquiring an additional 33,692 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.9% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,073,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,285,458,000 after acquiring an additional 5,792,806 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 39.8% during the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 101,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,380,000 after acquiring an additional 28,986 shares during the period. Finally, BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 157,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,605,000 after acquiring an additional 21,216 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BND traded up $0.13 during trading on Monday, reaching $73.98. 4,822,941 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,852,287. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $67.99 and a fifty-two week high of $74.80. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $72.17.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a $0.2239 dividend. This represents a $2.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.63%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st.

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.