Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Buys 264,000 Shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 264,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,666,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Summit Global Investments increased its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 8,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,000 after buying an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 76.2% during the 2nd quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 474 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Carter Financial Group INC. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 5.7% during the third quarter. Carter Financial Group INC. now owns 3,865 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 6.7% during the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 3,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triumph Capital Management lifted its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 198.8% during the second quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 496 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VWOB opened at $63.55 on Wednesday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $62.42 and a 1 year high of $68.40. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $64.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.17.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3207 per share. 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. This represents a $3.85 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.1%.

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.