Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Stock Short Interest Declines 69.6%

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) saw a large drop in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 54,425 shares, a drop of 69.6% from the September 30th total of 179,294 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 824,788 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

VWOB opened at $63.82 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $64.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $66.26. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $62.42 and a 52-week high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3207 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This is a negative change from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.3466. This represents a $3.85 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.0%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $1,785,000. Regimen Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 44.0% during the first quarter. Regimen Wealth LLC now owns 331,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,787,000 after purchasing an additional 101,282 shares during the period. Vertrix Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at about $8,249,000. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 40.3% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 171,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,295,000 after buying an additional 49,368 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 2.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,189,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,514,000 after buying an additional 68,018 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.