Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB Shares Sold by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 17.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 103,125 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,067 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $6,967,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VWOB. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $183,317,000. Betterment LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 125.6% during the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 3,314,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,752,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845,386 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 25.9% during the third 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 stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 43.5% during the third 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, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 13.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,089,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,595,000 after purchasing an additional 480,775 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

VWOB stock opened at $66.18 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $66.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.21. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $63.34 and a fifty-two week high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.318 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.8%.

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.