Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND is Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s 9th Largest Position

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,566,678 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 52,937 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 1.3% of Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. owned approximately 0.08% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $116,044,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 131,346,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,768,240,000 after purchasing an additional 5,476,153 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 126,617,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,416,524,000 after buying an additional 4,214,874 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,292,008,000 after buying an additional 10,046,828 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 71,913,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,348,226,000 after buying an additional 4,719,267 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.7% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,912,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,704,017,000 after buying an additional 4,686,304 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $73.58 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $71.41 and a twelve month high of $75.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $74.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.31.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 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.