Voya Financial Advisors Inc. Purchases 115,826 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Voya Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 7.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,647,558 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 115,826 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up 12.9% of Voya Financial Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $118,674,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BND. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 36.7% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 366,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,322,000 after purchasing an additional 98,201 shares during the period. Joel Adams & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth $1,459,000. Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 115.3% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,230,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,426,000 after acquiring an additional 1,194,696 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 37.2% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 346,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,944,000 after acquiring an additional 94,112 shares during the period. Finally, Global View Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,577,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ BND opened at $72.94 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $72.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $72.75. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $70.37 and a 12-month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a $0.2404 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.95%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.