Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Grows Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 26.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 102,821 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,422 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $7,723,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Cozad Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 28.0% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 5,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after buying an additional 1,286 shares during the period. TBH Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $268,000. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.0% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 91,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,645,000 after buying an additional 7,541 shares during the period. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 558,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,558,000 after purchasing an additional 42,019 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.51 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $69.36 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.18.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.