Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Stock Position Increased by Efficient Advisors LLC

Efficient Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,543,560 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,866 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises about 8.1% of Efficient Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Efficient Advisors LLC owned about 0.07% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $113,668,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. CKW Financial Group purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 159.7% in 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 during the period. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.70 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $73.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.78. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $72.34 and a 1-year high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.