WMS Group LLC Takes $727,000 Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

WMS Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 9,815 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $727,000. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 0.9% of WMS Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of BND. DiPaolo Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,506,000. Bright Futures Wealth Management LLC. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $524,000. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 261,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,429,000 after purchasing an additional 14,988 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,259,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,296,000 after purchasing an additional 46,340 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,844,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989,480 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $73.34 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $73.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.87. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $72.34 and a 52 week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.