Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) Shares Acquired by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) by 2.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 222,034,467 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,268,623 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF comprises about 0.8% of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned approximately 0.18% of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF worth $11,163,893,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 55,431,348 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,697,844,000 after purchasing an additional 2,745,665 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 10.1% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 18,307,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $884,798,000 after buying an additional 1,681,738 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 2.5% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 9,056,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,776,000 after buying an additional 217,830 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,537,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $378,991,000 after acquiring an additional 179,901 shares during the period. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,185,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,987,000 after acquiring an additional 265,191 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Stock Performance

BNDX traded up $0.03 on Thursday, reaching $49.12. 3,340,699 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,349,968. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $50.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.73. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.19 and a fifty-two week high of $50.70.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th will be issued a dividend of $1.0139 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 24th.

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.