Short Interest in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Increases By 530.5%

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 198,600 shares, an increase of 530.5% from the December 15th total of 31,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 563,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VWOB traded down $0.12 during trading on Monday, hitting $62.87. The stock had a trading volume of 717,785 shares, compared to its average volume of 651,869. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $64.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $64.56. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $61.48 and a 12 month high of $66.65.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,357,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $753,769,000 after buying an additional 959,776 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,567,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,443,000 after purchasing an additional 98,118 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 122.8% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,348,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,830,000 after purchasing an additional 743,218 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 997,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,187,000 after purchasing an additional 4,505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 786,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,169,000 after purchasing an additional 46,197 shares during the period.

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.