Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Trims Stock Position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $BNDX

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. decreased its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) by 6.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 424,882 shares of the company’s stock after selling 27,394 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF were worth $20,743,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 118,698,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,822,169,000 after acquiring an additional 7,868,515 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 5.8% during 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 in the last quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 28,603,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,396,404,000 after purchasing an additional 1,002,115 shares in the last quarter. Betterment LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 20,942,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,027,209,000 after purchasing an additional 169,250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 19.9% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 8,775,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $430,451,000 after purchasing an additional 1,456,085 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BNDX opened at $49.20 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $48.29 and a 52-week high of $50.70. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $49.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.15.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 1st were issued a $0.1072 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.11. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%.

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.