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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund (VWOB)

Emerging Markets Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
66.39 USD -0.41 (-0.614%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:21 a.m. EDT

This fund serves as a reliable income generator rather than a capital appreciation vehicle, offering a robust 5.81% yield supported by consistent monthly distributions. The price action is currently flat to slightly negative, trading near its 52-week lows, which reflects the broader weakness in emerging market debt valuations. While the statistical model predicts a negligible 0.16% gain over the next 45 days with high confidence, this signal is too weak to drive a bullish thesis given the asset class's inherent volatility. The lack of significant options flow confirms that traders are largely on the sidelines, waiting for macroeconomic clarity regarding emerging market credit risks. Investors here are buying steady cash flow, not a recovery story.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.005111
AutoARIMA0.005509
MSTL0.005535
AutoETS0.005616

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 81%
H-stat 0.77
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.169
Excess Kurtosis -0.16

As of July 11, 2026, 5:21 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin across all expirations, indicating a lack of active directional bets. However, the August put skew shows notable open interest at the 64 strike (-4.2%), suggesting a specific hedge against a drop to that level, while the November data reveals a concentration of open interest at the 61 and 64 strikes, implying a floor expectation around 61-64 for the longer term.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.47% 5.85% 5.99% 5.57%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.314 0.469568
2026-06-01 0.319 0.477045
2026-05-01 0.318 0.476690
2026-04-01 0.329 0.501524
2026-03-02 0.320 0.472534
2026-02-02 0.340 0.505276
2025-12-18 0.315 0.467013
2025-12-01 0.319 0.473575
2025-11-03 0.317 0.469908
2025-10-01 0.314 0.470060
2025-09-02 0.314 0.477930
2025-08-01 0.386 0.590937
2025-07-01 0.317 0.486346
2025-06-02 0.316 0.495686
2025-05-01 0.324 0.511122
2025-04-01 0.345 0.538558
2025-03-03 0.346 0.534198
2025-02-03 0.382 0.597809
2024-12-24 0.325 0.512053
2024-12-02 0.334 0.515273
2024-11-01 0.352 0.551292
2024-10-01 0.321 0.485261
2024-09-03 0.323 0.498457
2024-08-01 0.337 0.527965
2024-07-01 0.317 0.508013
2024-06-03 0.317 0.500948
2024-05-01 0.307 0.494444
2024-04-01 0.316 0.499605
2024-03-01 0.316 0.502065
2024-02-01 0.276 0.437124
2023-12-22 0.304 0.477387
2023-12-01 0.281 0.453518
2023-11-01 0.301 0.514442
2023-10-02 0.297 0.509521
2023-09-01 0.298 0.487965
2023-08-01 0.302 0.486626
2023-07-03 0.292 0.470588
2023-06-01 0.293 0.479150
2023-05-01 0.290 0.473547
2023-04-03 0.288 0.462948
2023-03-01 0.283 0.466074
2023-02-01 0.277 0.431599
2022-12-23 0.280 0.455729
2022-12-01 0.267 0.422803
2022-11-01 0.293 0.506833
2022-10-03 0.268 0.461591
2022-09-01 0.269 0.439184
2022-08-01 0.270 0.424595
2022-07-01 0.267 0.431899
2022-06-01 0.257 0.394777
2022-05-02 0.264 0.409811
2022-04-01 0.267 0.381810
2022-03-01 0.270 0.387374
2022-02-01 0.263 0.350573
2021-12-23 0.253 0.327254
2021-12-01 0.276 0.359515
2021-11-01 0.263 0.338961
2021-10-01 0.274 0.351417
2021-09-01 0.265 0.330054
2021-08-02 0.265 0.331789
2021-07-01 0.273 0.343310
2021-06-01 0.243 0.306431
2021-05-03 0.267 0.340084
2021-04-01 0.271 0.348463
2021-03-01 0.237 0.301412
2021-02-01 0.249 0.307597
2020-12-23 0.262 0.320176
2020-12-01 0.271 0.334361
2020-11-02 0.268 0.343106
2020-10-01 0.331 0.420157
2020-09-01 0.271 0.335023
2020-08-03 0.278 0.345814
2020-07-01 0.247 0.317930
2020-06-01 0.302 0.395858
2020-05-01 0.254 0.355145
2020-04-01 0.359 0.530202
2020-03-02 0.288 0.353678
2020-02-03 0.307 0.373707
2019-12-23 0.333 0.410908
2019-12-02 0.304 0.383451
2019-11-01 0.326 0.403965
2019-10-01 0.307 0.383367
2019-09-03 0.316 0.389546
2019-08-01 0.328 0.405539
2019-07-01 0.306 0.380171
2019-06-03 0.331 0.425122
2019-05-01 0.295 0.379665
2019-04-01 0.321 0.412278
2019-03-01 0.269 0.349759
2019-02-01 0.291 0.378364
2018-12-24 0.315 0.425618
2018-12-03 0.288 0.389189
2018-11-01 0.305 0.410388
2018-10-01 0.282 0.373857
2018-09-04 0.295 0.395867
2018-08-01 0.294 0.386842
2018-07-02 0.263 0.349967
2018-06-01 0.286 0.377807
2018-05-01 0.263 0.343252
2018-04-02 0.299 0.383186
2018-03-01 0.235 0.301475
2018-02-01 0.248 0.311636
2017-12-26 0.334 0.416667
2017-12-01 0.293 0.365337
2017-11-01 0.335 0.415478
2017-10-02 0.303 0.374861
2017-09-01 0.335 0.413070
2017-08-01 0.304 0.378911
2017-07-03 0.303 0.380223
2017-06-01 0.299 0.371336
2017-05-01 0.303 0.378136
2017-04-03 0.318 0.400151
2017-03-01 0.303 0.382624
2017-02-01 0.273 0.347948
2016-12-22 0.329 0.425725
2016-12-01 0.317 0.415411
2016-11-01 0.295 0.370045
2016-10-03 0.303 0.372327
2016-09-01 0.295 0.363569
2016-08-01 0.311 0.387008
2016-07-01 0.303 0.377758
2016-06-01 0.334 0.432306
2016-05-02 0.299 0.385111
2016-02-01 0.260 0.353741
2015-12-23 0.365 0.492378
2015-12-01 0.317 0.419368
2015-11-02 0.286 0.376514
2015-10-01 0.287 0.387210
2015-09-01 0.303 0.402658
2015-08-03 0.294 0.384666
2015-07-01 0.295 0.385168
2015-06-01 0.294 0.377698
2015-05-01 0.297 0.378730
2015-04-01 0.313 0.401797
2015-03-02 0.286 0.369891
2015-02-02 0.309 0.402291
2014-12-23 0.316 0.412910
2014-12-01 0.263 0.335545
2014-11-03 0.293 0.369950
2014-10-01 0.293 0.372584
2014-09-02 0.285 0.356027
2014-08-01 0.284 0.356158
2014-07-01 0.301 0.374844
2014-06-02 0.293 0.363073
2014-05-01 0.278 0.353645
2014-04-01 0.296 0.379390
2014-03-03 0.287 0.371281
2014-02-03 0.236 0.311469
2013-12-24 0.333 0.435067
2013-12-02 0.276 0.363062
2013-11-01 0.277 0.358669
2013-10-01 0.231 0.302079
2013-09-03 0.260 0.349839
2013-08-01 0.261 0.341087
2013-07-01 0.189 0.247382
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-06-07
dividendYield 5.81

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 83.37
All Time Low 55.45
Ask 66.48
Ask Size 11
Average Daily Volume10 Day 736,020
Average Daily Volume3 Month 569,414
Average Volume 569,414
Average Volume10Days 736,020
Beta3 Year 1.1
Bid 66.28
Bid Size 11
Category Emerging Markets Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 66.68
Day Low 66.335
Dividend Date 1,496,793,600
Dividend Yield 5.81
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 66.8406
Fifty Day Average Change -0.45059967
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.006741407
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.0705094
Fifty Two Week High 68.41
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.0200043
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.029527908
Fifty Two Week Low 64.44
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.949997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.03026066
Fifty Two Week Range 64.44 - 68.41
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,370,352,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0200275
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,369,958,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The manager employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of index. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the bonds that make up the target index. It is non-diversified.
Long Name Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_232478026
Nav Price 66.62
Net Assets 6,760,565,200.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.15
Open 66.58
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 66.39
Pre Market Time 1,784,016,009
Previous Close 66.8
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.410004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.613778
Regular Market Day High 66.68
Regular Market Day Low 66.335
Regular Market Day Range 66.335 - 66.68
Regular Market Open 66.58
Regular Market Previous Close 66.8
Regular Market Price 66.39
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 302,843
Short Name Vanguard Emerging Markets Gover
Source Interval 15
Symbol VWOB
Three Year Average Return 0.0812133
Total Assets 6,760,565,248
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 4.11038
Trailing Three Month Returns 4.11038
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 67.15635
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.7663498
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0114114275
Type Disp ETF
Volume 302,843
Yield 0.0581
Ytd Return 2.19946