Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB Shares Sold by First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. lowered its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 80.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 17,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 72,443 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $1,105,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management boosted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 198.8% in the 2nd quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 496 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 330 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $78,000. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $123,000. Finally, Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $169,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VWOB opened at $63.86 on Friday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $62.42 and a 52 week high of $68.40. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $64.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $66.02.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.