Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. Buys 19,592 Shares of 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 fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,031,913 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,592 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF comprises approximately 13.1% of Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF were worth $76,434,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CKW Financial Group acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $46,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of BND stock opened at $74.06 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $74.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.26. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.76 and a fifty-two week high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.