Fifth Third Bancorp Has $82.72 Million Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 769.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,123,323 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 994,161 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp owned approximately 0.05% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $82,722,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of BND. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. CKW Financial Group acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 159.7% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 387 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $72.77 on Monday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $72.34 and a 52-week high of $75.23. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $73.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.76.

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 paid a dividend of $0.2445 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 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.