Short Interest in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Declines By 96.4%

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 26,098 shares, a decline of 96.4% from the June 30th total of 717,472 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 558,196 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Betterment LLC increased its position 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 valued at $314,207,000 after acquiring an additional 1,345,061 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.7% during the fourth 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 period. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 4,097,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,166,000 after purchasing an additional 200,109 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 25.9% in the third 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,189,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,514,000 after purchasing an additional 68,018 shares during the period.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

VWOB stock traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $65.85. The company had a trading volume of 728,289 shares, compared to its average volume of 672,020. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $65.00 and a 52 week high of $68.40. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $66.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $66.96.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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