Phillips Financial Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $BNDX

Phillips Financial Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) by 5.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 639,257 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,728 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF makes up 2.1% of Phillips Financial Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Phillips Financial Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF were worth $31,618,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 32,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after buying an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. JT Stratford LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 27,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,369,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. PACK Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. PACK Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 5,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Patten Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 4.4% in the second quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 5,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ BNDX opened at $48.54 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $49.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.31. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $48.20 and a 52-week high of $49.93.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were issued a $0.9686 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 23.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.11.

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.