Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd Cuts Stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd reduced its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 17.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 735,670 shares of the company’s stock after selling 155,225 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd owned 0.87% of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF worth $49,606,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VWOB. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $183,317,000. Betterment LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 125.6% in the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 3,314,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,752,000 after buying an additional 1,845,386 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 757,313 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 43.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,601,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,109,000 after buying an additional 484,959 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,089,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,595,000 after buying an additional 480,775 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VWOB opened at $66.68 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $66.72 and its 200 day moving average is $67.30. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $63.13 and a fifty-two week high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.