Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s What Happened

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) saw strong trading volume on Friday . 9,853,401 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 192% from the previous session’s volume of 3,372,564 shares.The stock last traded at $49.00 and had previously closed at $49.12.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Price Performance

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.74.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $1.0139 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BNDX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 222,034,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,163,893,000 after buying an additional 5,268,623 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 5.2% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 55,431,348 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,697,844,000 after acquiring an additional 2,745,665 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 18,307,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $884,798,000 after purchasing an additional 1,681,738 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 37.4% in the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 4,283,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,494,000 after purchasing an additional 1,165,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 4,486.3% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,011,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,870,000 after purchasing an additional 989,674 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

The Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an investment-grade, non-USD denominated bond index, hedged against currency fluctuations for US investors. BNDX was launched on Jun 4, 2013 and is managed by Vanguard.