Marks Group Wealth Management Inc Purchases New Position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)

Marks Group Wealth Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 10,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $699,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VWOB. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 139.1% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 71,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,621,000 after purchasing an additional 41,870 shares during the period. Rainey & Randall Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Rainey & Randall Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 43,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,807,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. Northwest Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. Northwest Capital Management Inc now owns 30,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,930,000 after buying an additional 3,445 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 10.5% in the first quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,681,000 after buying an additional 5,466 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $11,705,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWOB stock opened at $64.77 on Monday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $60.90 and a 12-month high of $66.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $64.27 and a 200-day moving average of $63.92.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3174 per share. This represents a $3.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.32.

About Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

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.