Associated Banc Corp Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Associated Banc Corp boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 128,645 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,481 shares during the quarter. Associated Banc Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $9,663,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Simmons Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.0% during the 2nd quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 3,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,000 after acquiring an additional 585 shares during the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 42.8% during the 3rd quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 23,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,772,000 after buying an additional 7,083 shares in the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,000 after acquiring an additional 499 shares during the last quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.3% in the second quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after acquiring an additional 311 shares in the last quarter. Finally, B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after acquiring an additional 339 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

BND stock traded up $0.51 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $73.10. 544,992 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,551,067. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $73.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.28. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $70.37 and a 12 month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.2276 dividend. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.74%. 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.

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.