Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Stake Lowered by Cetera Investment Advisers

Cetera Investment Advisers cut its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 0.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 7,625,939 shares of the company’s stock after selling 65,646 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 0.6% of Cetera Investment Advisers’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Cetera Investment Advisers owned 0.37% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $561,574,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. CKW Financial Group acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 159.7% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 387 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 238 shares during the period. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ BND opened at $72.40 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $72.34 and a 12 month high of $75.23. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.68.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.2445 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company 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.