Leavell Investment Management Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $BNDX

Leavell Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) by 10.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 17,654 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,682 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF were worth $874,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 5.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,365,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,093,491,000 after purchasing an additional 3,501,402 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 114.5% in the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,300,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,781,000 after buying an additional 2,829,060 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 36,224.0% in the second quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,571,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,327,000 after buying an additional 2,564,661 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 93.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 2,147,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,325,000 after acquiring an additional 1,036,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hamilton Point Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,486,000.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Stock Performance

BNDX opened at $49.78 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $49.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.33. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $48.29 and a 1 year high of $50.70.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were issued a $0.1048 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%.

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.