Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Stock Holdings Lifted by Index Fund Advisors Inc.

Index Fund Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 289,047 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,447 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of Index Fund Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Index Fund Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $21,710,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 23.8% in 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 last quarter. Simmons Bank grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.0% in the 2nd quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 3,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,000 after purchasing an additional 585 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 18.6% in the 1st quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 44,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,254,000 after purchasing an additional 7,035 shares in the last quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC now owns 19,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,432,000 after buying an additional 1,156 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 37.1% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 178,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,987,000 after buying an additional 48,409 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $73.23. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 185,937 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,551,482. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $74.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.99. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $68.20 and a 12-month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.2255 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous 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.