Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 35,975 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,665,000. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 2.1% of Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. DiPaolo Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,506,000. Bright Futures Wealth Management LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $524,000. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 261,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,429,000 after acquiring an additional 14,988 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,259,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,296,000 after acquiring an additional 46,340 shares in the last quarter. 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 acquiring an additional 6,989,480 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND opened at $73.34 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $72.34 and a twelve month high of $75.23. The company has a 50 day moving average of $73.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $73.87.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 was Monday, June 1st.

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.