Naples Global Advisors LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

Naples Global Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 55.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,875 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,257 shares during the quarter. Naples Global Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $1,745,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWOB. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $183,317,000. Betterment LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 125.6% in the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 3,314,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,752,000 after acquiring an additional 1,845,386 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 757,313 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 43.5% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,601,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,109,000 after acquiring an additional 484,959 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 480,775 shares during the period.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

VWOB stock opened at $66.96 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $66.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $67.28. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $63.34 and a 12-month high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a $0.318 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.7%.

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.