Affinity Capital Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)

Affinity Capital Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 29.2% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 4,502 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,853 shares during the period. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $279,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VWOB. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 14,028,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $885,879,000 after acquiring an additional 537,412 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,468,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $219,016,000 after acquiring an additional 181,241 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,908,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,697,000 after buying an additional 409,476 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 10.7% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,897,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,804,000 after buying an additional 183,645 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,579,723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,759,000 after purchasing an additional 47,159 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock opened at $64.31 on Friday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $60.90 and a 12-month high of $66.65. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $63.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.87.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a $0.3156 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $3.79 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.89%.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF 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.