Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) shares saw strong trading volume on Thursday . 66,727 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 11% from the previous session’s volume of 74,700 shares.The stock last traded at $68.06 and had previously closed at $68.18.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.40.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.7894 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Total World Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total World Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BNDW. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $90,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 6.5% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 11,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $753,000 after purchasing an additional 674 shares during the last quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 7.8% during the third quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 60,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,289,000 after purchasing an additional 4,393 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its position in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 20.6% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $884,000 after buying an additional 2,219 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Investment Services Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. American Investment Services Inc. now owns 7,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $543,000 after buying an additional 333 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (BNDW) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of global investment-grade bonds. BNDW was launched on Sep 4, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.