Leavell Investment Management Inc. Raises Position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $BNDX

Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 17,654 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,682 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF were worth $874,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 5.8% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,365,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,093,491,000 after purchasing an additional 3,501,402 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its position 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. grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 5,579,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,390,000 after buying an additional 135,852 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 114.5% in the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,300,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,781,000 after buying an additional 2,829,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,231,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,566,000 after buying an additional 399,612 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ BNDX opened at $49.78 on Monday. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $48.29 and a 52-week high of $50.70. The company has a fifty day moving average of $49.44 and a 200-day moving average of $49.33.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders 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%.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF 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.