Brookstone Capital Management Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Brookstone Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 83.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 297,408 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 135,333 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $21,901,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,253,527,000 after buying an additional 16,287,510 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised 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 acquiring an additional 10,046,828 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the fourth 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 period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% in 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 period. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7,708.3% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 5,236,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,899,000 after purchasing an additional 5,169,861 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.2473 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a 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.