First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Sells 13,993 Shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 44.4% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 17,546 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,993 shares during the quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $1,153,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWOB. Betterment LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 40.6% in the fourth quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 4,659,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,207,000 after acquiring an additional 1,345,061 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,117,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,614,000 after purchasing an additional 27,462 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 757,313 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,121,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,477,000 after purchasing an additional 102,646 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $183,317,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWOB stock opened at $65.72 on Friday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a one year low of $65.00 and a one year high of $68.40. The company’s 50-day moving average is $66.76 and its 200 day moving average is $66.97.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.3137 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF 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.