Two Sigma Securities LLC Has $264,000 Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Two Sigma Securities LLC decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 93.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,672 shares of the company’s stock after selling 56,711 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $264,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of BND. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 59.7% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 374,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,153,000 after purchasing an additional 140,133 shares in the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 69.8% in the 3rd quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 4,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,000 after acquiring an additional 2,005 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 23.4% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 37,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,787,000 after acquiring an additional 7,047 shares in the last quarter. Destination Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $475,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,082.1% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,430,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,060,000 after acquiring an additional 3,322,588 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.55 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $70.50 and a 12 month high of $75.67. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.73.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.2404 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.92%.

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.