Ritholtz Wealth Management Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 11.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,122,005 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 216,798 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 2.7% of Ritholtz Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $156,264,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. CKW Financial Group acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the third quarter worth $32,000. Finally, FAS Wealth Partners Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1,064.1% during the fourth quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 454 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 415 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of BND opened at $73.56 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $72.34 and a 12-month high of $75.23. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.85.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2473 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

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.