Westerkirk Capital Inc. Has $2.58 Million Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Westerkirk Capital Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 91.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,850 shares of the company’s stock after selling 354,500 shares during the quarter. Westerkirk Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $2,581,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,292,008,000 after purchasing an additional 10,046,828 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,342,364,000 after purchasing an additional 8,283,073 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,844,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989,480 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7,708.3% in the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 5,236,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,899,000 after purchasing an additional 5,169,861 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.7% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,912,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,704,017,000 after purchasing an additional 4,686,304 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $72.81 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $72.20 and a 52 week high of $75.23. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $73.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.96.

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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%.

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.