Westerkirk Capital Inc. Sells 354,500 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Westerkirk Capital Inc. lessened its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 91.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,850 shares of the company’s stock after selling 354,500 shares during the period. Westerkirk Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $2,581,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Everett Harris & Co. CA bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $559,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC now owns 107,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,933,000 after purchasing an additional 6,739 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 976,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,300,000 after purchasing an additional 137,854 shares during the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust now owns 9,807,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,405,000 after purchasing an additional 63,785 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WESCAP Management Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $730,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.0%

BND stock opened at $72.81 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.20 and a fifty-two week high of $75.23. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $73.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.96.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.