Evanson Financial LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Evanson Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 24,016 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,763,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of BND. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. CKW Financial Group bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 159.7% in the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 387 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of BND opened at $72.25 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $72.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.53. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $72.07 and a twelve month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2516 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.24. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%.

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.