Bluestem Financial Advisors LLC Purchases 27,550 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Bluestem Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 577,706 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,550 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for about 19.6% of Bluestem Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Bluestem Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $41,543,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,322,000 after purchasing an additional 98,201 shares during the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC grew its position 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 buying an additional 7,083 shares during the last quarter. Aurelius Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $7,595,000. Northwest Financial Advisors raised 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 acquiring an additional 15,850 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Proffitt & Goodson Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.3% in the third quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 75,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,691,000 after acquiring an additional 5,126 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.53 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.33.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.