Strategy Asset Managers LLC Invests $773,000 in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Strategy Asset Managers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 10,296 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $773,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Simmons Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.0% during the 2nd quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 3,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,000 after buying an additional 585 shares during the period. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,000 after buying an additional 499 shares during the period. LJI Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after buying an additional 311 shares during the period. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the period. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 41,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,985,000 after buying an additional 950 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of BND stock opened at $72.68 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $73.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.25. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $70.37 and a 52 week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.2276 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.76%. 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.