Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Purchased by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 24.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 58,308 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,269 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $4,319,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CKW Financial Group acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $46,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.72 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $73.97 and a 200-day moving average of $74.24. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $71.76 and a twelve month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.