Latitude Advisors LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Latitude Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 13.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 7,621 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 891 shares during the period. Latitude Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $548,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% in the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,322,000 after acquiring an additional 98,201 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% in the 3rd quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,772,000 after purchasing an additional 7,083 shares during the last quarter. Aurelius Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $7,595,000. Northwest Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 180.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors now owns 24,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,772,000 after buying an additional 15,850 shares during the period. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 34.8% in the 3rd quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 423,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,829,000 after acquiring an additional 109,421 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

BND stock opened at $72.36 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $72.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.36. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2348 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.