Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Bought by West Financial Advisors LLC

West Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 12.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 812,403 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 93,059 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 9.1% of West Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. West Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $59,639,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. CKW Financial Group bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 159.7% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 387 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.2%

BND stock opened at $72.40 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $72.07 and a 1-year high of $75.23. The business’s 50 day moving average is $72.89 and its 200-day moving average is $73.53.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2516 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.24. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%.

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.