Short Interest in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Declines By 32.5%

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 107,900 shares, a drop of 32.5% from the January 15th total of 159,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 669,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of VWOB opened at $64.40 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $63.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $64.63. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $61.48 and a fifty-two week high of $66.65.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.3816 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.33. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 165.5% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 273 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000.

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.