Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Purchased by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,215,916 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 143,454 shares during the period. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $460,413,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in BND. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,769,000 after buying an additional 227,732 shares during the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% during the 3rd quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,492,000 after purchasing an additional 294,238 shares during the period. Estate Counselors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,507,000 after purchasing an additional 11,590 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,407,000 after purchasing an additional 6,843 shares during the period. Finally, BAM Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $920,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND opened at $73.86 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $74.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.25. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.76 and a fifty-two week 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. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.