Mariner LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Mariner LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 5.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,684,074 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 84,015 shares during the quarter. Mariner LLC owned about 0.09% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $124,744,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 260,374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,325,000 after buying an additional 6,767 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,050,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,820,000 after acquiring an additional 64,257 shares during the last quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 39.3% during the 4th quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 48,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,616,000 after acquiring an additional 13,736 shares during the last quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. now owns 8,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $625,000 after acquiring an additional 611 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Garrison Point Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Garrison Point Advisors LLC now owns 17,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,301,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ BND opened at $73.30 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $72.34 and a one year high of $75.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $73.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $73.91.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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.