Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 13,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $935,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWOB. Citigroup Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 7.8% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 141,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,453,000 after buying an additional 10,195 shares in the last quarter. W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co raised its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co now owns 153,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,293,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 13.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,089,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,595,000 after buying an additional 480,775 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,307,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,503,000 after acquiring an additional 15,746 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 303.1% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 416,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,837,000 after acquiring an additional 312,857 shares during the period.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

VWOB stock opened at $68.35 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $67.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $67.28. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $60.90 and a 1-year high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.3396 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

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.