Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Sells 36,160 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 52.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 33,250 shares of the company’s stock after selling 36,160 shares during the quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $2,497,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BND. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,083,769,000 after purchasing an additional 8,691,058 shares during the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $472,909,000. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% in the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,065,731,000 after buying an additional 4,794,485 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4,630.7% in the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,136,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,943,000 after buying an additional 2,091,450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,008,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,062,000 after buying an additional 1,863,233 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.67 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.42.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2276 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.76%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.