Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) Sets New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

Shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $67.69 and last traded at $67.69, with a volume of 21356 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $68.06.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.01.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1939 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total World Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,726,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,417,000 after buying an additional 55,230 shares during the last quarter. Amicus Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,997,000. Betterment LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 361,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,844,000 after buying an additional 27,025 shares during the last quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 16.6% during the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 353,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,165,000 after buying an additional 50,279 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aurelius Family Office LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Aurelius Family Office LLC now owns 347,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,911,000 after buying an additional 12,807 shares during the last quarter.

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.