Kestra Investment Management LLC Buys 88,987 Shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

Kestra Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 17.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 598,995 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 88,987 shares during the period. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF accounts for 1.0% of Kestra Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. Kestra Investment Management LLC owned 0.71% of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF worth $40,390,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 480,775 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,755,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,276,000 after acquiring an additional 125,360 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 757,313 shares in the last quarter. Betterment LLC raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,845,386 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $183,317,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

VWOB opened at $66.31 on Tuesday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $63.49 and a 12 month high of $68.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $66.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $67.18.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.318 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

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.