Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND is Garde Capital Inc.’s 4th Largest Position

Garde Capital Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 4.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,576,373 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 74,045 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises 5.7% of Garde Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Garde Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $117,235,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Charis Legacy Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% during the 3rd quarter. Charis Legacy Partners LLC now owns 55,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,093,000 after buying an additional 9,519 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,769,000 after buying an additional 227,732 shares during the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% in the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,492,000 after acquiring an additional 294,238 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,507,000 after acquiring an additional 11,590 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,407,000 after acquiring an additional 6,843 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

BND opened at $73.68 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $71.41 and a 52-week high of $75.23. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $74.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.37.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2278 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

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.