Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND is Foster Group Inc.’s 3rd Largest Position

Foster Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 4.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,547,996 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 113,459 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for about 5.0% of Foster Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Foster Group Inc. owned about 0.12% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $187,048,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in BND. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. CKW Financial Group purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 159.7% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 387 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring 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 Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $72.46 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $72.07 and a 1 year high of $75.23. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $72.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.55.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2516 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.24.

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.