Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,031,913 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,592 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 13.1% of Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. owned 0.05% of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF worth $76,434,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,990,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,769,000 after buying an additional 227,732 shares during the period. Alesco Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% during the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,492,000 after purchasing an additional 294,238 shares during the period. Estate Counselors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,507,000 after purchasing an additional 11,590 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,407,000 after purchasing an additional 6,843 shares during the period. Finally, BAM Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $920,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ BND opened at $74.06 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $71.76 and a 1-year high of $75.23. The business’s 50 day moving average is $74.08 and its 200-day moving average is $74.26.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 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.