Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) saw strong trading volume on Friday . 9,853,401 shares changed hands during 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 Stock Performance

The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.74.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BNDX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 12.0% in the third quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 7,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,000 after acquiring an additional 803 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at $685,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at about $577,000. Finally, Broadview Financial Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Broadview Financial Management LLC now owns 39,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,966,000 after purchasing an additional 1,231 shares during the last quarter.

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.