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

Ascent Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 10,091 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $663,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Betterment LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased 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 period. Bank of America Corp DE increased 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 period. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,121,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,477,000 after buying 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 in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $183,317,000.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VWOB opened at $66.48 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $66.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $67.01. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $64.78 and a 1 year high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.3137 dividend. 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.