Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Acquired by Retirement Capital Strategies

Retirement Capital Strategies lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 6.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 121,944 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,732 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 3.3% of Retirement Capital Strategies’ holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Retirement Capital Strategies’ holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $9,032,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BND. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth $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 acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth $43,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.24 on Monday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $72.34 and a 52-week high of $75.23. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.92.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2473 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

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.