Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC Makes New $2.67 Million Investment in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 35,975 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,665,000. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises about 2.1% of Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BND. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 57.6% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 385,281 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,538,000 after buying an additional 140,884 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 204.7% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 92,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,872,000 after buying an additional 62,325 shares during the period. DUTCH ASSET Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $1,104,000. Advisortrust Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $378,000. Finally, Rubicon Advisors GP purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $274,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ BND opened at $73.34 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $73.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.87. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $72.34 and a 1 year high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2473 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st.

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.