Principal Financial Group Inc. Purchases New Shares in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF $VWOB

Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 1,070,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $70,295,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 18.4% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 59,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,871,000 after buying an additional 9,206 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 24,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,593,000 after acquiring an additional 4,590 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 60,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,017,000 after acquiring an additional 3,489 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 20.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 307,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,111,000 after acquiring an additional 52,798 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 747.9% during the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 99,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,500,000 after acquiring an additional 87,739 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock opened at $66.56 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $66.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $67.02. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $64.59 and a twelve month 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. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3137 per share. The ex-dividend date 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.