SimpliFi Inc. Takes $50.36 Million Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

SimpliFi Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 679,847 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $50,356,000. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 21.3% of SimpliFi Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. City Holding Co. grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 37,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,778,000 after acquiring an additional 3,706 shares in the last quarter. Colony Family Offices LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 23.1% in the fourth quarter. Colony Family Offices LLC now owns 103,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,646,000 after acquiring an additional 19,396 shares in the last quarter. Madrona Financial Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Madrona Financial Services LLC now owns 175,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,007,000 after acquiring an additional 2,671 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 26,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,991,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triad Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 52.2% in the fourth quarter. Triad Wealth Partners LLC now owns 109,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,109,000 after acquiring an additional 37,554 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND stock opened at $73.64 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $71.41 and a 12 month high of $75.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $74.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.28.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a $0.25 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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.