Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Purchases 38,436 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 16.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 278,115 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,436 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $20,039,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,073,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,285,458,000 after buying an additional 5,792,806 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 39.8% during the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 101,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,380,000 after acquiring an additional 28,986 shares during the period. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 157,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,605,000 after purchasing an additional 21,216 shares during the last quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $343,000. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% in the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 2,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,000 after purchasing an additional 429 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $75.34 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.71. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $67.99 and a 1-year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2255 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.