Savant Capital LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)

Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 41.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 776,404 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 225,750 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $49,030,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 9.2% during the 3rd 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. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $66,187,000 after buying an additional 4,505 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 987,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,360,000 after acquiring an additional 58,584 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 813,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,348,000 after acquiring an additional 27,077 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 620,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,184,000 after acquiring an additional 87,327 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Stock Performance

VWOB stock opened at $64.20 on Monday. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $61.48 and a 52-week high of $66.65. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $63.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $64.62.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.3816 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.33. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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.