Calton & Associates Inc. Acquires New Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Calton & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 3,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $246,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $118,000. Sage Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. now owns 11,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $820,000 after purchasing an additional 708 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 121.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,000 after purchasing an additional 855 shares during the last quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.1% during the fourth quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 47,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,438,000 after purchasing an additional 8,319 shares during the period. Finally, Stordahl Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Stordahl Capital Management Inc. now owns 485,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,890,000 after purchasing an additional 30,396 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.34 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $72.37 and a 200-day moving average of $73.37. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $70.37 and a 52-week high of $75.67.

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 paid a dividend of $0.2334 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.