Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND is Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s 9th Largest Position

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,566,678 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 52,937 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for about 1.3% of Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $116,044,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,292,008,000 after acquiring an additional 10,046,828 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 131,346,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,768,240,000 after acquiring an additional 5,476,153 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 46.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 15,579,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,147,087,000 after purchasing an additional 4,971,692 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 71,913,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,348,226,000 after buying an additional 4,719,267 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,912,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,704,017,000 after acquiring an additional 4,686,304 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ BND opened at $73.58 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $71.41 and a twelve month high of $75.23. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $74.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.31.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.