Soltis Investment Advisors LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)

Soltis Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 29.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,936 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,099 shares during the period. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $1,145,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 3,596,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $229,281,000 after purchasing an additional 108,583 shares during the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 52,562.5% in the 1st quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,123,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,610,000 after acquiring an additional 2,119,847 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,886,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $120,261,000 after acquiring an additional 103,600 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 163.8% during the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 1,393,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,085,000 after acquiring an additional 865,015 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GenTrust LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. GenTrust LLC now owns 837,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,480,000 after purchasing an additional 30,940 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

VWOB traded up $0.46 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $64.29. 395,792 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 510,616. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $57.18 and a 52 week high of $64.50. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $63.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $63.12.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.3374 per share. This represents a $4.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.30%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

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.