Clarus Wealth Advisors Increases Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Clarus Wealth Advisors increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 11.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 88,757 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,456 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for 2.3% of Clarus Wealth Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Clarus Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $6,453,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 99.6% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 37,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,691,000 after acquiring an additional 18,677 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 19.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares during the period. Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 54.6% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 53,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,897,000 after purchasing an additional 18,792 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.8% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,757,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $571,172,000 after purchasing an additional 759,261 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 122.0% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 31,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,355,000 after purchasing an additional 17,576 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of BND stock opened at $71.79 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $72.61 and its 200 day moving average is $73.30. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $71.77 and a twelve month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.2529 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%.

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.