Global Retirement Partners LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 1,943.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 15,875 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 15,098 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $1,070,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $183,317,000. Betterment LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 125.6% during the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 3,314,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,752,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845,386 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 25.9% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,677,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,030,000 after purchasing an additional 757,313 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 43.5% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,601,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,109,000 after buying an additional 484,959 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 13.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,089,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,595,000 after buying an additional 480,775 shares during the period.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VWOB opened at $66.31 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $66.41 and a 200 day moving average of $67.18. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $63.49 and a 52 week high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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