Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Stake Raised by Global Wealth Strategies & Associates

Global Wealth Strategies & Associates lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 446,933 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,622 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 6.2% of Global Wealth Strategies & Associates’ portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates’ holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $32,809,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,629,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,342,364,000 after purchasing an additional 8,283,073 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 130,902,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,695,970,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285,563 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,292,008,000 after purchasing an additional 10,046,828 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,253,527,000 after buying an additional 16,287,510 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,844,363,000 after buying an additional 6,989,480 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND opened at $72.23 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $72.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.59. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $72.13 and a one year high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2445 per share. 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.

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.