DUTCH ASSET Corp Acquires New Shares in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

DUTCH ASSET Corp acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 14,901 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,104,000. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up approximately 0.9% of DUTCH ASSET Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,342,364,000 after acquiring an additional 8,283,073 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 130,902,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,695,970,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285,563 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% during the third 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 last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,253,527,000 after purchasing an additional 16,287,510 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,844,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989,480 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $73.34 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $72.34 and a 12-month high of $75.23. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $73.35 and its 200 day moving average is $73.87.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2473 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.