Graetz Wealth LLC Purchases 7,471 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Graetz Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 12.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 68,541 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,471 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises 4.5% of Graetz Wealth LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Graetz Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $5,047,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in BND. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,253,527,000 after acquiring an additional 16,287,510 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,292,008,000 after purchasing an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,342,364,000 after purchasing an additional 8,283,073 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake 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 last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7,708.3% during the fourth 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 during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $72.83 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $73.18 and its 200-day moving average is $73.77. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $72.34 and a 1 year high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2445 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%.

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.