Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Bought by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 5.3% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 336,730 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,980 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $25,043,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Charis Legacy Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. Charis Legacy Partners LLC now owns 55,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,093,000 after purchasing an additional 9,519 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,769,000 after purchasing an additional 227,732 shares during the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% during the 3rd quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,492,000 after purchasing an additional 294,238 shares during the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,507,000 after buying an additional 11,590 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,407,000 after buying an additional 6,843 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.3%

NASDAQ BND opened at $74.22 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $74.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.38. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $71.41 and a 12 month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.2278 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

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.