Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Bought by Bleakley Financial Group LLC

Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 225.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 389,275 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 269,558 shares during the quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $28,666,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. USAdvisors Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. USAdvisors Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,384 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. BCO Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. BCO Wealth Management LLC now owns 49,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,674,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,176,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Novak & Powell Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Novak & Powell Financial Services Inc. now owns 14,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,064,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Management Inc. now owns 4,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.50 on Tuesday. 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 $73.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.75.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.2445 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis 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.