WealthShield Partners LLC Reduces Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

WealthShield Partners LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BNDFree Report) by 44.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 24,382 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,357 shares during the quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $1,795,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. CKW Financial Group acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 159.7% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 387 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock traded down $0.06 during trading on Friday, hitting $72.77. 7,170,406 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,976,262. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $73.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.76. 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 business also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

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