Banque Pictet & Cie SA Purchases 600 Shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)

Banque Pictet & Cie SA increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,700 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period. Banque Pictet & Cie SA’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $799,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. WASHINGTON TRUST Co lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 288.8% in the 2nd quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 941 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 699 shares in the last quarter. Annapolis Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $67,000. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 155.6% in the 2nd quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 834 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 1,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the first quarter worth about $96,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VWOB traded up $0.62 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $65.61. The stock had a trading volume of 429,984 shares, compared to its average volume of 508,094. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $63.85 and a 200 day moving average of $63.32. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $57.18 and a 52-week high of $65.66.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3374 per share. This represents a $4.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.17%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. This is a boost 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.