First Citizens Financial Corp Decreases Holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

First Citizens Financial Corp trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 60.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,965 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,470 shares during the quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $664,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BND. Charis Legacy Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.9% during the third quarter. Charis Legacy Partners LLC now owns 55,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,093,000 after purchasing an additional 9,519 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 worth $296,769,000 after buying an additional 227,732 shares during the period. Alesco Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 14.9% during the 3rd quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 2,265,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,492,000 after buying an additional 294,238 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 195,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,507,000 after acquiring an additional 11,590 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 502,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,407,000 after acquiring an additional 6,843 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $73.76 on Friday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $71.41 and a 1-year high of $75.23. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.37.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.2278 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%.

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.