Short Interest in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Expands By 225.2%

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 130,691 shares, a growth of 225.2% from the July 30th total of 40,188 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 573,464 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VWOB traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $66.05. 171,516 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 639,223. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a one year low of $65.00 and a one year high of $68.40. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $66.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.71.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a $0.3466 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.3%.

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.