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) saw 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 trading volume, of 562,160 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWOB. Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 198.8% in the second quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 496 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the first quarter worth $78,000. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $123,000. Finally, Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA acquired a new position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $169,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of VWOB stock opened at $63.86 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.02. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $62.42 and a 1 year high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.0%.

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.