Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Posted by Geri Gentry on Jul 13th, 2026

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 717,472 shares, a growth of 207.0% from the June 15th total of 233,718 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 706,366 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock traded down $0.46 during trading on Monday, hitting $66.34. 285,583 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 689,247. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $64.44 and a 52 week high of $68.40. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $66.86 and its 200-day moving average is $67.05.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.3137 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Betterment LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 40.6% in the 4th quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 4,659,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,207,000 after acquiring an additional 1,345,061 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,117,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,614,000 after purchasing an additional 27,462 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. raised its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 5.1% in the 1st 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 period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 25.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,677,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,030,000 after purchasing an additional 757,313 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 2.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,189,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,514,000 after purchasing an additional 68,018 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

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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.