Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Purchased by Milestone Investment Advisors LLC

Milestone Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 350.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,487 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,157 shares during the period. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $107,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,322,000 after purchasing an additional 98,201 shares during the period. Joel Adams & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth $1,459,000. Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 115.3% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,230,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,426,000 after acquiring an additional 1,194,696 shares during the period. Global View Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,577,000. Finally, Aurelius Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $7,595,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ BND opened at $73.38 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $70.37 and a 52-week high of $75.67. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $72.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.02.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.2404 per share. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.93%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st.

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.