Hamilton Wealth LLC Increases Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Hamilton Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 213.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 219,585 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 149,527 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF accounts for approximately 1.1% of Hamilton Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Hamilton Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $16,170,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the fourth 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 period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 130,902,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,695,970,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285,563 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd 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 period. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,253,527,000 after purchasing an additional 16,287,510 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% during 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 last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BND opened at $72.38 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $73.01 and its 200 day moving average is $73.62. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.17 and a fifty-two week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.2445 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

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.