Marks Wealth LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

Marks Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 247,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,701,000. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF makes up about 5.6% of Marks Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,089,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,595,000 after purchasing an additional 480,775 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,755,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,276,000 after purchasing an additional 125,360 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 25.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,677,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,030,000 after purchasing an additional 757,313 shares in the last quarter. Betterment LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 125.6% in the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 3,314,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,752,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845,386 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $183,317,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWOB opened at $66.71 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.30. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $63.09 and a 52-week high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.318 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st.

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.