American Trust Has $990,000 Stock Position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)

American Trust reduced its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 78.8% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 15,503 shares of the company’s stock after selling 57,746 shares during the period. American Trust’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $990,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VWOB. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 42.9% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 2,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after buying an additional 707 shares during the period. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 13,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $842,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares during the period. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 32.0% during the fourth quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $590,000 after purchasing an additional 2,240 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $426,000. Finally, Clear Creek Financial Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC now owns 17,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,143,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares during the period.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock traded up $0.46 during trading on Friday, reaching $64.29. 395,792 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 510,616. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $57.18 and a twelve month high of $64.50. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $63.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.12.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.3374 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $4.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.30%.

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.