Garde Capital Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Garde Capital Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,576,373 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 74,045 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 5.7% of Garde Capital Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Garde Capital Inc. owned about 0.08% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $117,235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, Highline Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 31,250.0% during the third quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 625 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.68 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $74.35 and a 200 day moving average of $74.37. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $71.41 and a 52 week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.2278 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%.

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.