Cerity Partners LLC Increases Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 16.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 976,109 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 137,854 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $72,300,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. CKW Financial Group acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Kingdom Financial Group LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $72.97 on Wednesday. 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 simple moving average is $73.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.95.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

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