Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Short Interest Up 163.0% in February

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) saw a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 247,700 shares, a growth of 163.0% from the February 13th total of 94,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 612,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VWOB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,357,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $753,769,000 after purchasing an additional 959,776 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 14,028,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $885,879,000 after buying an additional 537,412 shares in the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 167.1% during the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 786,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,659,000 after buying an additional 491,900 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $28,746,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,908,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,697,000 after buying an additional 409,476 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VWOB opened at $64.17 on Friday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $61.48 and a 52 week high of $66.65. The company’s fifty day moving average is $64.05 and its 200-day moving average is $64.62.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.3463 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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.