14,012 Shares in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Acquired by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 14,012 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,038,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evergreen Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 25,649 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,908,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 13.8% in the 3rd quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 1,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. now owns 4,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $321,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 29,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,192,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Finally, Centurion Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,176,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ BND opened at $73.58 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $71.41 and a 12 month high of $75.23. The company has a 50-day moving average of $74.16 and a 200-day moving average of $74.31.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.