Principal Financial Group Inc. Takes Position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 1,070,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $70,295,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned about 1.20% of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Betterment LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 40.6% in the fourth quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 4,659,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,207,000 after acquiring an additional 1,345,061 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,117,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,614,000 after purchasing an additional 27,462 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 25.9% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,677,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,030,000 after purchasing an additional 757,313 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,121,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,477,000 after purchasing an additional 102,646 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $183,317,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock opened at $66.56 on Friday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $64.59 and a fifty-two week high of $68.40. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.02.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.3137 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF 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.