Perennial Investment Advisors LLC Buys 1,164 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Perennial Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 7.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,765 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,164 shares during the period. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,205,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 41.2% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 286,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,554,000 after purchasing an additional 83,736 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 487,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,582,000 after acquiring an additional 24,738 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,008,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,062,000 after acquiring an additional 1,863,233 shares during the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,531,732 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,309,000 after acquiring an additional 28,488 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.7% during the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 27,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,032,000 after purchasing an additional 2,613 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $73.82 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $75.67. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.01.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a $0.2404 dividend. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.91%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.