Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Acquired by Verus Financial Partners Inc.

Verus Financial Partners Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 4.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,782,940 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 71,054 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 11.8% of Verus Financial Partners Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Verus Financial Partners Inc. owned 0.09% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $131,527,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. CKW Financial Group purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, FAS Wealth Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1,064.1% during the fourth quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 454 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.60 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $73.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.84. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $72.34 and a 52 week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2473 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. 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.