Sarasin & Partners LLP Has $4.48 Million Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Sarasin & Partners LLP raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 16.3% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 61,062 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,538 shares during the quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $4,483,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Evanson Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the second quarter valued at about $1,763,000. Pioneer Wealth Management Group lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the second quarter. Pioneer Wealth Management Group now owns 28,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,101,000 after acquiring an additional 2,297 shares during the period. Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 34.4% in the second quarter. Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. now owns 8,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after acquiring an additional 2,119 shares during the period. Foster Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.7% in the second quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 2,547,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,048,000 after acquiring an additional 113,459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trinity Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 19.9% in the second quarter. Trinity Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,337,000 after acquiring an additional 3,028 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.25 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $72.07 and a 52-week high of $75.23. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $72.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.53.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.