SAM Advisors LLC Cuts Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

SAM Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 97.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,559 shares of the company’s stock after selling 267,053 shares during the period. SAM Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $493,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cable Hill Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.9% in the 3rd quarter. Cable Hill Partners LLC now owns 6,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $475,000 after buying an additional 1,135 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 49.8% in the 3rd quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 4,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $349,000 after buying an additional 1,544 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 45,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,397,000 after buying an additional 3,179 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 1,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.5% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 3,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 720 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

BND stock opened at $72.48 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $74.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.19. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.03 and a one year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.2276 per share. This represents a $2.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22.

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.