Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB Position Increased by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 13.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 470,538 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 54,445 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.56% of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF worth $31,728,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VWOB. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 18.4% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 59,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,871,000 after acquiring an additional 9,206 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 23.5% during the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 24,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,593,000 after acquiring an additional 4,590 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 6.1% during the second quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 60,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,017,000 after acquiring an additional 3,489 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 20.7% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 307,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,111,000 after acquiring an additional 52,798 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 747.9% during the second quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 99,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,500,000 after acquiring an additional 87,739 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock opened at $66.31 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $66.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $67.19. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $63.49 and a 1-year high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a dividend of $0.318 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.8%.

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.