BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF $BKAG Shares Purchased by CENTRAL TRUST Co

CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its stake in BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BKAG) by 12.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 579,778 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 66,015 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co owned 1.22% of BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF worth $24,699,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of BKAG. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its holdings in shares of BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF by 52.9% in the second quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 10,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $452,000 after buying an additional 3,703 shares during the last quarter. Crux Wealth Advisors increased its position in shares of BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF by 120.4% in the 2nd quarter. Crux Wealth Advisors now owns 284,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,981,000 after acquiring an additional 155,147 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management raised its stake in BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 964,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,684,000 after acquiring an additional 13,651 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,901,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,371,000 after acquiring an additional 186,061 shares during the period. Finally, Key Financial Inc acquired a new stake in BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $53,000.

BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BKAG stock opened at $42.76 on Friday. BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $40.90 and a fifty-two week high of $43.07. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $42.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.48.

BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.1387 dividend. This is a boost from BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%.

BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF Profile

The BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF (BKAG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg US Aggregate Total Return index. The fund tracks a broad index of US investment-grade fixed income securities, including Treasurys, agencies, CMBS, ABS and corporates. BKAG was launched on Apr 24, 2020 and is managed by BNY Mellon.