Raymond James Financial Inc. Purchases Shares of 6,199 Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW)

Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 6,199 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $423,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Aurelius Family Office LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $21,636,000. Applied Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Applied Capital LLC now owns 71,374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,867,000 after purchasing an additional 3,466 shares in the last quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 61,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,202,000 after purchasing an additional 885 shares during the last quarter. Alhambra Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 45.1% in the 4th quarter. Alhambra Investment Management LLC now owns 41,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,839,000 after purchasing an additional 12,944 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Five Pine Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,790,000.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BNDW opened at $68.44 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total World Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $66.88 and a 1-year high of $70.90. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $68.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.98.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1902 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total World Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.33%.

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.