First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Raises Stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 4.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 28,759 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,311 shares during the quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $1,846,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VWOB. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 165.5% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 199.3% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares during the period. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 120.0% during the fourth quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 810 shares during the period.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VWOB opened at $64.07 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $63.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.87. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $60.90 and a fifty-two week high of $66.65.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a $0.3156 dividend. This represents a $3.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd.

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.