Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Buys 85,011 Shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $BNDX

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) by 8.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,063,648 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 85,011 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF accounts for 0.7% of Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF were worth $51,395,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BNDX. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 85,042,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,109,250,000 after purchasing an additional 10,265,316 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 252,371,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,482,282,000 after purchasing an additional 10,128,983 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 7.9% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 136,954,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,773,784,000 after buying an additional 10,072,940 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 19.3% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 31,188,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,542,606,000 after buying an additional 5,039,946 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 36.8% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 7,253,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $359,140,000 after buying an additional 1,953,174 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ BNDX opened at $47.98 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $48.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $48.59. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $47.53 and a 1 year high of $49.93.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1126 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Company Profile

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.