First Heartland Consultants Inc. Buys 9,123 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

First Heartland Consultants Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 11.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 87,218 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,123 shares during the quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $6,403,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of BND. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. CKW Financial Group purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 159.7% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 387 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the third quarter valued at $32,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND opened at $72.40 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.53. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $72.07 and a twelve month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2516 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.24. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd.

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.