Short Interest in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund (NASDAQ:VWOB) Declines By 50.8%

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund (NASDAQ:VWOB – Get Rating) saw a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 566,000 shares, a decrease of 50.8% from the January 31st total of 1,150,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 446,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VWOB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund by 82.0% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 118,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,311,000 after buying an additional 53,578 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund by 32.1% in the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 10,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $758,000 after purchasing an additional 2,633 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund by 627.7% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 22,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,540,000 after purchasing an additional 19,013 shares during the last quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,005,000. Finally, Beaumont Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Beaumont Capital Management LLC now owns 12,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $864,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund stock opened at $61.44 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $62.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $60.95. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund has a 1 year low of $55.45 and a 1 year high of $70.72.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.277 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 1st.