Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Sets New 52-Week Low – What’s Next?

by · The Markets Daily

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $64.98 and last traded at $64.9790, with a volume of 350401 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $65.38.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average of $66.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $66.56.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3207 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.9%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Betterment LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 40.6% during the 4th quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 4,659,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,207,000 after acquiring an additional 1,345,061 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $70,295,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 25.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,677,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,030,000 after purchasing an additional 757,313 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 43.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,601,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,109,000 after purchasing an additional 484,959 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,835,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Company Profile

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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.

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