Greystone Financial Group LLC Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Greystone Financial Group LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 83.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,352 shares of the company’s stock after selling 32,421 shares during the quarter. Greystone Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $471,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,769,000 after buying an additional 227,732 shares in the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% during the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,492,000 after acquiring an additional 294,238 shares during the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,507,000 after acquiring an additional 11,590 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,407,000 after acquiring an additional 6,843 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BAM Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $920,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of BND stock opened at $74.01 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $71.76 and a 52 week high of $75.23. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.26.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company 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.