Harbor Investment Advisory LLC Buys 9,687 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 197.1% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 14,602 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,687 shares during the period. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,072,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,342,364,000 after buying an additional 8,283,073 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 130,902,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,695,970,000 after acquiring an additional 4,285,563 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,292,008,000 after acquiring an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,253,527,000 after acquiring an additional 16,287,510 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,844,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989,480 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.46 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.55. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $72.07 and a 52-week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a $0.2516 dividend. 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. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%.

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.