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

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 284,041 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 41% from the previous session’s volume of 201,340 shares.The stock last traded at $68.12 and had previously closed at $68.25.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.39.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.7894 per share. The ex-dividend date was 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 large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 15.5% in the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 1,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 17.0% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 46,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,131,000 after acquiring an additional 6,681 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 20.6% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $884,000 after acquiring an additional 2,219 shares during the period. Private Client Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 46.4% during the third quarter. Private Client Services LLC now owns 4,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 1,423 shares during the period. Finally, Kure Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Kure Advisory LLC now owns 84,974 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,000,000 after buying an additional 1,144 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.