Essential Planning LLC. Purchases 16,405 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Essential Planning LLC. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 690,326 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,405 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 21.3% of Essential Planning LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $51,850,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Claro Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 12,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $938,000 after buying an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Veery Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Veery Capital LLC now owns 239,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,023,000 after acquiring an additional 40,422 shares during the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $259,000. Straight Path Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Straight Path Wealth Management now owns 28,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,150,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LJI Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 33.6% during the third quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 1,537 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.48 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $70.37 and a 12 month high of $75.67. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.22.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2276 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.77%.

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.