SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC Acquires 2,714 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 59.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,316 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,714 shares during the period. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $527,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Creative Planning raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Creative Planning now owns 61,103,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,494,171,000 after purchasing an additional 5,594,165 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,326,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,711,029,000 after acquiring an additional 6,253,040 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.8% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 19,231,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,414,478,000 after acquiring an additional 2,621,687 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 104,945 shares during the period. Finally, Morningstar Investment Services LLC increased its position in shares of 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 worth $1,319,534,000 after acquiring an additional 8,482,025 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BND traded up $0.07 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $74.63. 1,414,911 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,746,676. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.23. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $67.99 and a 12-month high of $74.80.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2239 per share. This represents a $2.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.60%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 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.