Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Sold by Symmetry Partners LLC

Symmetry Partners LLC reduced its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 280,295 shares of the company’s stock after selling 931,900 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 5.0% of Symmetry Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Symmetry Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $21,053,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of BND. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.5% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 283,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,600,000 after buying an additional 52,000 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 40.5% during the 1st quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after purchasing an additional 3,401 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 23.8% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 36,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,656,000 after purchasing an additional 7,022 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 37.1% in the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 178,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,987,000 after purchasing an additional 48,409 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.6% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 436,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,676,000 after purchasing an additional 30,840 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BND traded down $0.28 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $72.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,409,880 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,545,016. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $69.22 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $74.41 and a 200-day moving average of $73.06.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be paid a $0.2276 dividend. This represents a $2.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.