Continuum Advisory LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Continuum Advisory LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 13.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 233,019 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 27,075 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 1.4% of Continuum Advisory LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest position. Continuum Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $17,106,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of BND. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% during 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. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $9,292,008,000 after acquiring an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,342,364,000 after purchasing an additional 8,283,073 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7,708.3% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 5,236,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,899,000 after purchasing an additional 5,169,861 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of 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 worth $9,695,970,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285,563 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND opened at $71.83 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $72.58 and its 200 day moving average is $73.28. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $71.74 and a 12-month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.2529 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.