Bricktown Capital LLC Trims Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Bricktown Capital LLC lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 94.0% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 69,635 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,097,440 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises 1.0% of Bricktown Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Bricktown Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $5,128,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,342,364,000 after purchasing an additional 8,283,073 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 130,902,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,695,970,000 after buying an additional 4,285,563 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position in 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 buying an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew 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 buying an additional 16,287,510 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew 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 buying an additional 6,989,480 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price 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 company has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.35 and a two-hundred day simple 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 given a dividend of $0.2473 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%.

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.