Newport Capital Group LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Newport Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 5.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 168,953 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,190 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF makes up 4.6% of Newport Capital Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Newport Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $12,515,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,769,000 after buying an additional 227,732 shares in the last quarter. Bright Futures Wealth Management LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $524,000. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 261,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,429,000 after buying an additional 14,988 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,259,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,296,000 after buying an additional 46,340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake 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 worth $5,844,363,000 after buying an additional 6,989,480 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND opened at $73.24 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $72.34 and a one year high of $75.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $73.37 and its 200-day moving average is $73.92.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.2473 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

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.