Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Purchased by Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 174.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 86,318 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 54,846 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $6,394,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Index Fund Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Index Fund Advisors Inc. now owns 482,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,762,000 after acquiring an additional 8,812 shares in the last quarter. Howard Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Howard Wealth Management LLC now owns 42,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,117,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Wheelhouse Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 48.4% during the 4th quarter. Wheelhouse Advisory Group LLC now owns 27,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,063,000 after acquiring an additional 9,059 shares in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,150,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 8,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after acquiring an additional 332 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $73.74 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $73.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.24. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $71.76 and a one year high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors 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 yield of 4.1%.

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.