Signaturefd LLC Has $53.72 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 1.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 745,584 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,981 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Signaturefd LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $53,719,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Creative Planning now owns 61,103,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,494,171,000 after purchasing an additional 5,594,165 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,326,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,711,029,000 after acquiring an additional 6,253,040 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 19,231,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,414,478,000 after purchasing an additional 2,621,687 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,752,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,379,222,000 after purchasing an additional 104,945 shares during the period. Finally, Morningstar Investment Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 90.1% during the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 17,898,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,319,534,000 after purchasing an additional 8,482,025 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:BND traded down $0.15 during trading on Friday, reaching $74.36. 5,036,970 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,665,681. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $67.99 and a 1-year high of $74.85. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.33.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a $0.2239 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $2.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.61%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21.

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.