Pimco Total Return ETF (NYSEARCA:BOND) Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.40

Pimco Total Return ETF (NYSEARCA:BOND) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of 0.40 per share by the exchange traded fund on Monday, January 5th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st.

Pimco Total Return ETF Stock Down 0.5%

BOND traded down $0.46 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $93.26. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 120,540 shares, compared to its average volume of 350,668. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $93.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.27. Pimco Total Return ETF has a 12 month low of $88.95 and a 12 month high of $94.56.

Institutional Trading of Pimco Total Return ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of Pimco Total Return ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 87,929 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,208,000 after purchasing an additional 1,029 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in Pimco Total Return ETF by 21.3% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 8,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $755,000 after buying an additional 1,422 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Pimco Total Return ETF by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 708,847 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $66,171,000 after buying an additional 30,659 shares during the period. TD Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Pimco Total Return ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. TD Capital Management LLC now owns 114,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,725,000 after acquiring an additional 1,529 shares during the period. Finally, Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC boosted its stake in Pimco Total Return ETF by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC now owns 12,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,157,000 after acquiring an additional 1,192 shares during the last quarter.

About Pimco Total Return ETF

The PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (BOND) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Barclays U.S. Aggregate index. The fund is an actively managed portfolio that aims to maintain a consistent level of dividend income by investing in a broad array of fixed income sectors and utilizing income efficient implementation strategies. BOND was launched on Mar 1, 2012 and is managed by PIMCO.