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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) has a 7%+ YTM and annual outperformance versus IG and HY benchmarks, but current risks warrant a HOLD rating. VWOB's portfolio is geographically concentrated in Saudi Arabia and Mexico, with notable exposures to high-risk countries like Argentina and Turkey, introducing oil and currency risk. With 58.77% investment-grade and 41.23% high-yield allocation, VWOB provides a 5.9% yield, 6.1% YTM, and a competitive 0.15% TER, but faces duration and credit volatility.
Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ: VWOB) by 27.5% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 349,291 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 75,341 shares during the
In May, 2025, rampantly unrestricted congressional spending caused Moody's to downgrade US debt from Aaa to Aa1. This was a seismic shift that showed that the debt levels being generated were so unsustainable that an independent US credit rating agency cut their rating on US sovereign debt.
The Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF is vulnerable to risk from the Iran War, with 27% of its bond holdings in Middle East countries. Emerging market bonds and currencies tend to decline during times of global crisis and an investor “flight to safety” -- but the reverse can also be true.
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Cambria Investment Management L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ: VWOB) by 43.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 62,882 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 19,050 shares during the
For the past several years, the Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) has strongly outperformed the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX). Roughly 97% of bonds in BNDX have investment-grade credit ratings, while 41% of VWOB's bonds are rated below investment grade.
Earning 10% yields on a bond ETF might sound tempting -- but there are risks.
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ: VWOB - Get Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 158,931 shares, a drop of 46.1% from the February 12th total of 294,769 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based
The Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF has proven itself a winner lately. The fund has outperformed prominent U.S. and international bond ETFs in the past year.
