Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. Makes New $25.15 Million Investment in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $BNDX

Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 508,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,151,000. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF accounts for 1.5% of Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BNDX. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 5.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,365,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,093,491,000 after buying an additional 3,501,402 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 114.5% in the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,300,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,781,000 after buying an additional 2,829,060 shares during the period. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 28,603,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,396,404,000 after buying an additional 1,002,115 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,047,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $344,082,000 after buying an additional 456,465 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,231,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,566,000 after buying an additional 399,612 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BNDX opened at $49.47 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $49.30 and a 200-day moving average of $49.16. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a one year low of $48.29 and a one year high of $50.70.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.1092 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.10.

About Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

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.