Financial Architects LLC Has $18.52 Million Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Financial Architects LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 6.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 250,044 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,034 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 10.0% of Financial Architects LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Financial Architects LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $18,521,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 131,346,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,768,240,000 after purchasing an additional 5,476,153 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 126,617,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,416,524,000 after purchasing an additional 4,214,874 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,292,008,000 after purchasing an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 71,913,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,348,226,000 after purchasing an additional 4,719,267 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,912,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,704,017,000 after purchasing an additional 4,686,304 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.72 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $74.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $74.28. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $71.41 and a 1 year high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.