Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Short Interest Down 19.5% in January

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) saw a large decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 159,900 shares, a decrease of 19.5% from the December 31st total of 198,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 602,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VWOB traded down $0.15 on Friday, reaching $64.18. 1,503,883 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 609,384. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $64.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $64.59. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $61.48 and a 12 month high of $66.65.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.325 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWOB. US Bancorp DE increased its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 1,706.9% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,000 after purchasing an additional 3,721 shares during the last quarter. Coastline Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 365,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,256,000 after acquiring an additional 16,683 shares during the last quarter. Marotta Asset Management lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Marotta Asset Management now owns 250,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,614,000 after acquiring an additional 4,347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $40,000.

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.