Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Purchased by Retirement Capital Strategies

Retirement Capital Strategies boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 6.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 121,944 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,732 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises about 3.3% of Retirement Capital Strategies’ holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Retirement Capital Strategies’ holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $9,032,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. CKW Financial Group acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $73.24 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $73.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.92. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $72.34 and a twelve month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.