Ridgewood Investments LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)

Ridgewood Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 53.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,501 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 520 shares during the quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $95,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 9.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,357,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $753,769,000 after purchasing an additional 959,776 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,567,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,443,000 after purchasing an additional 98,118 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 122.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,348,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,830,000 after purchasing an additional 743,218 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 997,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,187,000 after purchasing an additional 4,505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. raised its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 786,027 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,169,000 after purchasing an additional 46,197 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of VWOB stock opened at $62.99 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $64.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $64.54. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $61.48 and a 1 year high of $66.65.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.