Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Short Interest Down 46.1% in February

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 158,931 shares, a drop of 46.1% from the February 12th total of 294,769 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 703,494 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 703,494 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VWOB traded down $0.21 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $66.20. 239,272 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 797,957. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $60.90 and a twelve month high of $68.40. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $67.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $67.37.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.3196 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.8%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Betterment LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 40.6% in the 4th quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 4,659,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,207,000 after purchasing an additional 1,345,061 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,117,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,614,000 after buying an additional 27,462 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.5% in the third quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,755,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,276,000 after buying an additional 125,360 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 25.9% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,677,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,030,000 after buying an additional 757,313 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,121,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,477,000 after acquiring an additional 102,646 shares in the last quarter.

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.