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

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) saw an uptick in trading volume on Monday . 354,171 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 159% from the previous session’s volume of 136,569 shares.The stock last traded at $68.41 and had previously closed at $68.32.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

The company has a 50-day moving average of $68.82 and a 200-day moving average of $69.24.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1963 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total World Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 5,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $378,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 23,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,618,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 3.0% during the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 7,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $536,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the period. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $404,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,172,000 after acquiring an additional 256 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Total World Bond ETF

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.