Equity Investment Corp Acquires 4,832 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Equity Investment Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 77.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,057 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,832 shares during the quarter. Equity Investment Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $795,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 44.1% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.44 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $72.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.27. 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 firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2348 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 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.