Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND Shares Acquired by Stairway Partners LLC

Stairway Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,862,133 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 289,022 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises 9.9% of Stairway Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Stairway Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $210,109,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 99.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 37,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,691,000 after purchasing an additional 18,677 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 19.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 54.6% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 53,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,897,000 after buying an additional 18,792 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,757,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $571,172,000 after buying an additional 759,261 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 122.0% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 31,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,355,000 after buying an additional 17,576 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $72.15 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $72.97 and a 200-day moving average of $73.57. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $72.07 and a 52-week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd will be paid a $0.2516 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.24. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%.

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.