Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 35.6% in September

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 179,294 shares, a decline of 35.6% from the September 15th total of 278,582 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 562,160 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sei Investments Co. grew its position 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 valued at $269,166,000 after purchasing an additional 200,109 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 2.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,189,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,514,000 after buying an additional 68,018 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 28.5% in 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 acquiring an additional 371,887 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $70,295,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 7.2% during the first quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 414,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,222,000 after purchasing an additional 27,862 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:VWOB traded down $0.20 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $63.66. 507,622 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 643,206. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $62.42 and a 12 month high of $68.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $64.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $66.01.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3207 per share. This represents a $3.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.0%. This is a drop from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.3466. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.