Sentinus LLC Acquires 9,675 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND)

Sentinus LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 14.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 76,321 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,675 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 1.6% of Sentinus LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Sentinus LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $5,488,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Essential Planning LLC. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6,541.0% in the 4th quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 45,844,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,352,920,000 after acquiring an additional 45,154,186 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2,218.3% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 29,325,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,108,775,000 after acquiring an additional 28,060,256 shares during the period. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,234,246,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 99,094,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,125,878,000 after acquiring an additional 10,057,150 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 16.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 58,043,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,173,907,000 after acquiring an additional 8,312,317 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of BND stock opened at $72.48 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $72.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.66. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $70.97 and a 12 month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.2364 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.91%.

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.