Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Hits New 1-Year High at $64.50

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $64.50 and last traded at $64.50, with a volume of 57138 shares. The stock had previously closed at $64.22.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $63.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.18.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a $0.3374 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $4.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.28%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of 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 period. SageView Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 52,562.5% in the first 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 lifted its stake in 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 worth $120,261,000 after acquiring an additional 103,600 shares during the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 163.8% in the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 1,393,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,085,000 after acquiring an additional 865,015 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 122.8% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,348,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,830,000 after acquiring an additional 743,218 shares during the last quarter.

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.