Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Stock Position Reduced by World Equity Group Inc.

World Equity Group Inc. cut its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 7.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,225 shares of the company’s stock after selling 271 shares during the period. World Equity Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $242,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Planning increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 91,686,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,886,569,000 after acquiring an additional 7,248,297 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,326,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,711,029,000 after purchasing an additional 6,253,040 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,065,731,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794,485 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 17,657,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,326,248,000 after purchasing an additional 417,578 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 12,675,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $913,244,000 after buying an additional 746,645 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.83 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $74.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.11. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $69.36 and a twelve month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st will be paid a $0.2276 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.75%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company 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.