Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Bought by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 19.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,630 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,322 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $5,128,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% in 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 in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% in the fourth 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 period. Creative Planning increased its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% during 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 increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,253,527,000 after buying an additional 16,287,510 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake 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 worth $5,844,363,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989,480 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $72.77. 7,170,406 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,976,262. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $72.34 and a 52-week high of $75.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $73.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $73.76.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

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