Continuum Advisory LLC Buys 27,075 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Continuum Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 13.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 233,019 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 27,075 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 1.4% of Continuum Advisory LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Continuum Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $17,106,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BND. Safeguard Investment Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 119.1% during the 2nd quarter. Safeguard Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $486,000 after buying an additional 3,600 shares in the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,839,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 58.0% during the 2nd quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 5,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,000 after acquiring an additional 1,880 shares in the last quarter. XML Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 51.8% during the 2nd quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 8,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $607,000 after acquiring an additional 2,820 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KFA Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 35.0% during the 2nd quarter. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 28,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,082,000 after acquiring an additional 7,357 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND stock opened at $71.83 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $72.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.28. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.74 and a fifty-two week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $0.2529 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 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.