Calamos Advisors LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB)

Calamos Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) by 113.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,106 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,773 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF were worth $449,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew 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 valued at $753,769,000 after purchasing an additional 959,776 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 997,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,187,000 after acquiring an additional 4,505 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased 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 worth $41,184,000 after acquiring an additional 87,327 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 452,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,581,000 after purchasing an additional 16,403 shares during the period. Finally, BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 365,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,256,000 after purchasing an additional 16,683 shares during the period.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VWOB opened at $64.39 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $63.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $64.60. Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $61.48 and a twelve month high of $66.65.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF 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.