VWOB News and Press, Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF From 03/06/23

2023-03-06 08:05:00 ET Summary Investors need to rethink how they approach ESG investing and which strategies they will implement, especially when we are thinking about the "E". Under the current framework, investors favor companies which have well-documented ESG strategies and ar...

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF ( VWOB ) - $0.2833 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 6.77% as of Feb. 24. Payable Mar 06; for shareholders of record Mar 02; ex-div Mar 01. For further details see: Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF declares monthly distribut...

Summary Vanguard's brand is synonymous with broadly diversified passive index funds with the lowest possible expense ratios. This article serves as an updated guide to which of Vanguard's 81 ETFs best meet those objectives of simplicity, total market diversification, and low cost. Y...

Summary Two key risks could challenge recent market optimism: weaker consumption and a squeeze on corporate profitability. Despite these elevated risks, current credit spreads are not reflective of recessionary risks when compared with historical levels. The opportunity set for inco...

Summary Events of 2022 could have a lasting effect on emerging markets debt investing. In a rare event since the emergence of EMs as an asset class, a meaningful market was severed from global financial markets through the sanctioning of sovereign debt. At the same time, innovative ...

Summary In 2020, the European Commission introduced the principle into the sustainable finance regulatory framework including for climate indexes, as labelled ‘Paris-aligned’ or ‘climate transition’ benchmarks (PABs and CTBs). A prominent approach suggested i...

Summary VWOB provides exposure to emerging market sovereign bonds. The ETF has a trailing 12 month yield of 5.3%. With increases in U.S. interest rates, the relative attractiveness of EM bonds have decreased. Also, EM bonds may not provide as much diversification benefits as inv...

Summary Expert recommendations for choosing among the myriad of Vanguard ETFs may prove to be a valuable resource to investors, even if not all of them will prove right. I present such recommendations made by highly knowledgeable sources, along with my own recommendations and the reason...

Summary With an almost 60 trillion-dollar sovereign debt market, the case for ESG integration remains unclear. Market practices that target the reduction of aggregate ESG risk may have the perverse impact of increasing funding gaps and thus decreasing the effectiveness and impact of sov...

Summary EM could be fairly characterized as having low debt and market-based yields, in contrast to higher-indebted and lower-yielding DM countries. EM’s improved fundamentals deserve a special focus as regards net external creditor status. EM is filled with net external creditor...