Estate Counselors LLC Has $23.11 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Estate Counselors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 56.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 313,820 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 113,380 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 2.1% of Estate Counselors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Estate Counselors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $23,110,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BND. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. CKW Financial Group bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 238 shares during the period. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the third quarter valued at about $32,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND stock opened at $72.46 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $72.17 and a 1 year high of $75.23. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $73.02 and a 200 day moving average of $73.64.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2445 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%.

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.