Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB Shares Purchased by Columbus Macro LLC

Columbus Macro LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 20.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 265,199 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 44,997 shares during the period. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF accounts for 1.9% of Columbus Macro LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Columbus Macro LLC owned about 0.30% of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF worth $17,421,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWOB stock opened at $67.29 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $66.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.08. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $64.44 and a 12-month high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3189 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.32.

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.