Natixis Advisors LLC Sells 11,190 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Natixis Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 272,761 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,190 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $20,487,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,083,769,000 after acquiring an additional 8,691,058 shares in the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $472,909,000. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,065,731,000 after acquiring an additional 4,794,485 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 123.9% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,807,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $349,154,000 after purchasing an additional 2,660,678 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4,630.7% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,136,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,943,000 after purchasing an additional 2,091,450 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.55 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $73.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.24. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2276 per share. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22.

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.