Retirement Planning Group LLC Decreases Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Retirement Planning Group LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 12.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 92,806 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,791 shares during the quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $6,834,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of BND. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 99.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 37,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,691,000 after purchasing an additional 18,677 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 54.6% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 53,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,897,000 after purchasing an additional 18,792 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,757,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $571,172,000 after buying an additional 759,261 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 122.0% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 31,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,355,000 after buying an additional 17,576 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of BND stock opened at $72.50 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $73.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.75. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $72.34 and a 12 month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.2445 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 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.