Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $BNDX Stake Lifted by Eastern Bank

Eastern Bank increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) by 1,527.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,955 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,589 shares during the period. Eastern Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF were worth $295,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 5.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,365,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,093,491,000 after acquiring an additional 3,501,402 shares in the last quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 28,603,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,396,404,000 after purchasing an additional 1,002,115 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 6.9% during the first quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,047,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $344,082,000 after purchasing an additional 456,465 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 2.5% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 5,579,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,390,000 after purchasing an additional 135,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 114.5% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,300,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,781,000 after purchasing an additional 2,829,060 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Price Performance

BNDX stock opened at $49.61 on Monday. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $48.29 and a 12 month high of $50.70. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.26.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1048 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%.

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.