Strategic Advocates LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

Strategic Advocates LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOBFree Report) by 152.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 38,237 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,111 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF comprises approximately 0.7% of Strategic Advocates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Strategic Advocates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $2,583,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.7% during 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 during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.5% during 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 during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 25.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,677,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,030,000 after purchasing an additional 757,313 shares during the last quarter. Betterment LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 125.6% during the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 3,314,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,752,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845,386 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $183,317,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VWOB opened at $66.67 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $66.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.13. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $64.15 and a 1 year high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were given a $0.3189 dividend. 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.

About Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)

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