Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Bought by South Plains Financial Inc.

South Plains Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 8.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,336 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 726 shares during the quarter. South Plains Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $686,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Cheviot Value Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 96.3% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Proathlete Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $39,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $73.74 on Monday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $71.10 and a 12 month high of $75.67. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $72.92.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 1st were given a dividend of $0.2419 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.24. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%.

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.