Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Has $3.19 Million Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 42,437 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,311 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,187,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BND. W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.1% in the third quarter. W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. now owns 21,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,580,000 after acquiring an additional 1,923 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.9% in the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC now owns 17,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,315,000 after purchasing an additional 3,598 shares during the last quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 47.7% in the third quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. now owns 7,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $577,000 after purchasing an additional 2,481 shares in the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.7% during the third quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 3,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $282,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PDS Planning Inc raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.1% during the third quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 179,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,517,000 after buying an additional 8,653 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.01 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $74.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.13. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $69.36 and a 52 week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.2276 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.74%.

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.