Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) saw a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 40,188 shares, an increase of 54.0% from the July 15th total of 26,098 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 446,636 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ VWOB opened at $65.90 on Tuesday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $65.00 and a 12 month high of $68.40. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $66.79.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a dividend of $0.3466 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.3%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VWOB. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 18.4% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 59,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,871,000 after purchasing an additional 9,206 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 23.5% during the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 24,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,593,000 after buying an additional 4,590 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 60,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,017,000 after buying an additional 3,489 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 20.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 307,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,111,000 after buying an additional 52,798 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 747.9% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 99,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,500,000 after buying an additional 87,739 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

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.