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

Alesco Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 12.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,544,118 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 278,528 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises 4.9% of Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Alesco Advisors LLC owned 0.13% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $188,443,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of BND. CKW Financial Group purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at $46,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $73.86 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $71.76 and a 1-year high of $75.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $74.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.25.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.