Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $BNDX Shares Bought by Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV

Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) by 19.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,188,956 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,039,946 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF comprises 2.6% of Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV owned 2.18% of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF worth $1,542,606,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in BNDX. Alaska Permanent Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.2% during the third quarter. Alaska Permanent Capital Management LLC now owns 1,366,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,479,000 after acquiring an additional 42,908 shares in the last quarter. Flagstone Financial Management lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Flagstone Financial Management now owns 421,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,835,000 after acquiring an additional 25,493 shares in the last quarter. Financial Architects LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Architects LLC now owns 318,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,738,000 after acquiring an additional 29,640 shares in the last quarter. Essential Planning LLC. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 88.2% in the 3rd quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 24,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,192,000 after purchasing an additional 11,298 shares during the period. Finally, Human Investing LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 11.0% in the 3rd quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 605,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,927,000 after purchasing an additional 59,759 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Trading Up 0.5%

BNDX stock opened at $48.22 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $48.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.09. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $48.00 and a 1 year high of $49.93.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.0998 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

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.