Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Position Reduced by Ocean Park Asset Management LLC

Ocean Park Asset Management LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 72.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 221,200 shares of the company’s stock after selling 568,400 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up about 0.8% of Ocean Park Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Ocean Park Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $16,238,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DiPaolo Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth $1,506,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,844,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989,480 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,636,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,453,000 after purchasing an additional 114,204 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 174.3% in the 4th quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 86,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,394,000 after purchasing an additional 54,846 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 81.8% in the 1st quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 533,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,500,000 after purchasing an additional 240,150 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ BND opened at $72.21 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $72.07 and a 1 year high of $75.23. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $72.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.49.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2516 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.24. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd.

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.