Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Acquired by Cyr Financial Inc.

Cyr Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 21.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 165,716 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 29,673 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 7.7% of Cyr Financial Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Cyr Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $12,275,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kwmg LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Kwmg LLC now owns 412,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,567,000 after purchasing an additional 12,539 shares during the period. Verus Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Verus Wealth Management LLC now owns 92,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,868,000 after purchasing an additional 3,284 shares during the last quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 17.7% in the 4th quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 12,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $943,000 after buying an additional 1,905 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,038,000. Finally, Trinity Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Trinity Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $996,000 after buying an additional 507 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.3%

NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.42 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $71.41 and a 12 month high of $75.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $74.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.32.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st.

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.