Hartford Total Return Bond ETF $HTRB is Howard Financial Services LTD.’s 8th Largest Position

Howard Financial Services LTD. boosted its position in Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTRB) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 926,744 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,704 shares during the quarter. Hartford Total Return Bond ETF comprises approximately 3.7% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Howard Financial Services LTD. owned about 1.53% of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF worth $31,648,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 116.7% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,144,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,644,000 after purchasing an additional 1,155,083 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new stake in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $34,915,000. Great Point Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $20,842,000. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 109.7% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 476,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,146,000 after buying an additional 249,380 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hartford Funds Management Co LLC boosted its position in Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 1.5% during the second quarter. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC now owns 13,845,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,952,000 after acquiring an additional 203,270 shares during the last quarter.

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA HTRB opened at $33.70 on Wednesday. Hartford Total Return Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $32.88 and a 12-month high of $34.82. The company has a 50-day moving average of $34.25 and a 200 day moving average of $34.36.

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a dividend of $0.1173 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. This is an increase from Hartford Total Return Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.10.

About Hartford Total Return Bond ETF

The Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (HTRB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond index. The fund is an actively managed fund that invests in a wide array of global fixed income instruments considered attractive from a total-return perspective, with current income as a secondary goal. HTRB was launched on Sep 27, 2017 and is managed by Hartford.