HighTower Advisors LLC Acquires 104,598 Shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $BNDX

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) by 44.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 338,735 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 104,598 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF were worth $16,368,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BNDX. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 13.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 85,042,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,109,250,000 after acquiring an additional 10,265,316 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 252,371,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,482,282,000 after purchasing an additional 10,128,983 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 136,954,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,773,784,000 after purchasing an additional 10,072,940 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 19.3% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 31,188,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,542,606,000 after purchasing an additional 5,039,946 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 36.8% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 7,253,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $359,140,000 after purchasing an additional 1,953,174 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of BNDX stock opened at $48.06 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $47.53 and a 12-month high of $49.93. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $48.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.59.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a $0.1126 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

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.