Brand Asset Management Group Inc. Acquires 179 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Brand Asset Management Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,721 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 179 shares during the quarter. Brand Asset Management Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $268,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Zhang Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.7% during the second quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 314,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,649,000 after buying an additional 19,704 shares during the period. BTC Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.8% in the second quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc. now owns 694,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,031,000 after acquiring an additional 50,100 shares in the last quarter. Long Run Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,188,000. MONECO Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 17.8% in the second quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 19,682 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,418,000 after acquiring an additional 2,976 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% in the second quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. now owns 23,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,660,000 after acquiring an additional 824 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND traded up $0.09 during trading on Monday, hitting $74.34. The stock had a trading volume of 4,963,767 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,794,686. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $67.99 and a twelve month high of $74.80. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.22.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a $0.2239 dividend. This represents a $2.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.61%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st.

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.