Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Sold by Arete Wealth Advisors LLC

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 7.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,241 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,037 shares during the quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $919,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 55.1% in the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after buying an additional 1,487 shares in the last quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 135.0% during the third quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 27,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,035,000 after acquiring an additional 15,562 shares during the last quarter. WFA of San Diego LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.8% in the third quarter. WFA of San Diego LLC now owns 34,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,607,000 after acquiring an additional 1,902 shares in the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 19,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,462,000 after acquiring an additional 1,479 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 32.9% during the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 30,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,307,000 after purchasing an additional 7,598 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ BND opened at $73.25 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $73.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.42. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.2276 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $2.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

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.