Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB Stock: Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd Lowers Holdings

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 12.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 783,174 shares of the company’s stock after selling 110,243 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd owned about 0.81% of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF worth $49,442,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 4,097,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,166,000 after purchasing an additional 200,109 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,189,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,514,000 after purchasing an additional 68,018 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 28.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,675,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,050,000 after purchasing an additional 371,887 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $70,295,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 414,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,222,000 after purchasing an additional 27,862 shares during the period.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of VWOB opened at $63.35 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $64.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.99. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $62.42 and a 52 week high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were given a dividend of $0.3207 per share. This represents a $3.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.1%. This is a drop from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.3466. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st.

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.