Sarasin & Partners LLP Sells 12,582 Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $BND

Sarasin & Partners LLP cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) by 19.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 51,869 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,582 shares during the quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $3,842,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. Evergreen Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 25,649 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,908,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Integrity Financial Corp WA lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 13.8% during the 3rd quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 1,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. now owns 4,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $321,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 29,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,192,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 24,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,819,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $73.17 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.37. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $71.41 and a 1 year high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.