Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Purchased by Victory Financial Group LLC

Victory Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 89.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 27,124 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,821 shares during the quarter. Victory Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $2,009,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. Charis Legacy Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. Charis Legacy Partners LLC now owns 55,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,093,000 after acquiring an additional 9,519 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,769,000 after acquiring an additional 227,732 shares during the period. Alesco Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% during the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,492,000 after acquiring an additional 294,238 shares during the period. Estate Counselors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,507,000 after purchasing an additional 11,590 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,407,000 after purchasing an additional 6,843 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.64 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $74.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.33. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $71.41 and a 52-week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.2278 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.