Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 771,900 shares, a decline of 41.1% from the July 31st total of 1,310,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 310,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

VWOB stock opened at $65.46 on Wednesday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $57.18 and a 12-month high of $65.71. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $63.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.37.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3374 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $4.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.19%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,886,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,261,000 after acquiring an additional 103,600 shares in the last quarter. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $231,000. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 341,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,769,000 after purchasing an additional 18,726 shares during the period. Cobblestone Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 70.5% in the 1st quarter. Cobblestone Asset Management LLC now owns 18,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,200,000 after purchasing an additional 7,770 shares during the period. Finally, Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 337.1% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 100,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,421,000 after purchasing an additional 77,675 shares during the period.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund tracks a market value weighted index of emerging market sovereign debt, denominated in USD. VWOB was launched on May 31, 2013 and is managed by Vanguard.