Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Sold by Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC

Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 28.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 75,855 shares of the company’s stock after selling 30,363 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up 0.9% of Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $5,698,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 39,237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,850,000 after buying an additional 880 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 82.2% during the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,918,000 after acquiring an additional 11,914 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% in the first quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 184,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,416,000 after purchasing an additional 16,327 shares during the period. Capital Square LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the first quarter worth about $1,612,000. Finally, Verus Financial Partners Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% during the first quarter. Verus Financial Partners Inc. now owns 1,322,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,044,000 after purchasing an additional 47,765 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.09 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $74.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.14. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $69.36 and a 1-year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.2276 dividend. This represents a $2.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.74%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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.