2,875 Shares in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Purchased by Diversified LLC

Diversified LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $207,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fiducient Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Fiducient Advisors LLC now owns 581,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,739,000 after purchasing an additional 33,692 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.9% in the fourth 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 boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 39.8% in the fourth 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. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.5% in the fourth 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. Finally, Waterloo Capital L.P. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $343,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND stock traded up $0.33 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $74.75. The stock had a trading volume of 4,291,978 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,733,933. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $72.28. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $67.99 and a 12 month high of $74.84.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were given a $0.2239 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $2.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.59%. 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.