Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Stock Position Increased by BCS Wealth Management

BCS Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 289.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,316 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,609 shares during the period. BCS Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,357,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Charis Legacy Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% during the third quarter. Charis Legacy Partners LLC now owns 55,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,093,000 after buying an additional 9,519 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,769,000 after buying an additional 227,732 shares during the period. Alesco Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% during the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,492,000 after buying an additional 294,238 shares during the period. Estate Counselors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,507,000 after purchasing an additional 11,590 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,407,000 after purchasing an additional 6,843 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.88 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $74.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.27. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $71.76 and a one year high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.