- Vanguard plans to transfer the listing of the $36.7B Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NYSEARCA:BND) from NYSE Arca to Nasdaq on or about July 26, 2018.
- By moving BND to Nasdaq, Vanguard aims to achieve certain benefits, including trading and liquidity synergies among its suite of total bond market ETFs.
- Vanguard recently filed a preliminary registration statement for Vangard Total World Bond ETF, which will invest primarily in two underlying ETFs: Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF and Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX). BNDX is currently listed on Nasdaq, and it is anticipated that Vanguard Total World Bond ETF will also be listed on Nasdaq.
- By diversifying Vanguard's ETF lineup across all three major U.S. ETF exchanges, Vanguard seeks to mitigate operational risk and reduce exposure to potential exchange issues.
- Source: Press Release
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