Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 35.6% in September

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 179,294 shares, a drop of 35.6% from the September 15th total of 278,582 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 562,160 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VWOB opened at $63.86 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $64.87 and a 200-day moving average of $66.02. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $62.42 and a 12 month high of $68.40.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a $0.3207 dividend. This represents a $3.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.0%. This is a negative change from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.3466. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 5.1% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 4,097,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,166,000 after purchasing an additional 200,109 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,189,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,514,000 after purchasing an additional 68,018 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 28.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,675,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,050,000 after purchasing an additional 371,887 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth $70,295,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 414,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,222,000 after buying an additional 27,862 shares in the last quarter.

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.