Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Position Lifted by Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc.

Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 509,286 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 27,505 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 9.6% of Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $37,876,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in BND. Charis Legacy Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% during the third 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 last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 227,732 shares in the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 294,238 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of BND opened at $74.88 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $71.41 and a 52-week high of $75.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $74.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.25.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.2455 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

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.