Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Stock Position Increased by Nicolet Advisory Services LLC

Nicolet Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 274,498 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,996 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up 1.9% of Nicolet Advisory Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $20,489,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.59 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $73.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $73.25.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.2276 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.73 annualized dividend and a dividend 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.