Ames National Corp Grows Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Ames National Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 154,369 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,215 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for about 6.7% of Ames National Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Ames National Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $11,434,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,769,000 after purchasing an additional 227,732 shares during the last quarter. Bright Futures Wealth Management LLC. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter worth $524,000. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 261,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,429,000 after purchasing an additional 14,988 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,259,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,296,000 after purchasing an additional 46,340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position 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 worth $5,844,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989,480 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND opened at $73.24 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $73.37 and its 200 day moving average is $73.92. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.34 and a fifty-two week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were given a $0.2473 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company 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.