Captrust Financial Advisors Sells 49,377 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Captrust Financial Advisors cut its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 261,677 shares of the company’s stock after selling 49,377 shares during the quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $19,655,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Creative Planning raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,083,769,000 after buying an additional 8,691,058 shares during the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $472,909,000. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,065,731,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794,485 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4,630.7% in the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,136,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,943,000 after purchasing an additional 2,091,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5,824.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,154,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,735,000 after purchasing an additional 1,135,284 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of BND opened at $73.60 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.33. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $70.37 and a 1-year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.2276 per share. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company Profile

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.