Sound Income Strategies LLC Acquires 146 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 44.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 477 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 146 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $34,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 140,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,171,000 after purchasing an additional 781 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 244.9% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $783,000 after buying an additional 7,715 shares during the period. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 197.1% in the 2nd quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 12,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $873,000 after buying an additional 8,036 shares during the period. Arkos Global Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.1% in the 2nd quarter. Arkos Global Advisors now owns 832,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,015,000 after buying an additional 83,441 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Straight Path Wealth Management raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.4% during the 2nd quarter. Straight Path Wealth Management now owns 28,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,044,000 after buying an additional 4,801 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.04 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $70.37 and a 1 year high of $75.67. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $72.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.38.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.2334 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.