Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Bought by Zhang Financial LLC

Zhang Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 30.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 899,249 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 207,604 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 2.3% of Zhang Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Zhang Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $66,221,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BND. Simon Quick Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.4% during the first quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 106,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,853,000 after buying an additional 18,047 shares in the last quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.0% in the first quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 246,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,188,000 after acquiring an additional 9,436 shares in the last quarter. Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.4% in the first quarter. Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC now owns 38,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,871,000 after acquiring an additional 3,015 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.8% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,951,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,636,000 after acquiring an additional 314,725 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prospect Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. Prospect Financial Group LLC now owns 109,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,041,000 after acquiring an additional 4,120 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.86 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.72. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $72.34 and a twelve month high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.2445 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%.

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.