VWOB News and Press, Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF From 03/02/22

As the world reels from the crisis, the blowback is rippling across the world economy and markets. The current risk premia analysis implicitly recommends managing expectations down for GMI and other global multi-asset-class portfolios. The mean reversion factor is estimated as the...

Emerging markets debt is an under-researched and under-owned asset class, creating the potential for returns and diversification. Historically, emerging market debt sovereigns have defaulted about 1%, frontier markets about 1.5%, and median recovery values have been north of 50 cents ...

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VWOB) - $0.2695. 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.85% as of Feb. 24. Payable Mar 04; for shareholders of record Mar 02; ex-div Mar 01. For further details see: Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.26...

Vanguard Reports Expense Ratio Changes Across Equity and Bond Funds PR Newswire VALLEY FORGE, Pa. , Feb. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard today reported expense ratio changes for 18 funds across multiple ETF and mutual fund share classes, including a wide range ...

In 2022, we have extreme uncertainty around the fundamental economic environment, the policy response, inflation and the response of policymakers. Although we are cautiously optimistic on the inflationary trajectory, when you look at the relatively low rate environment still, you ...

We’re optimistic that securities labeled as environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds will help create a better, more sustainable world. Assessing an ESG-labeled bond means delving deeper than an issuer’s financials into the bond’s governing framework and i...

Emerging markets high yield sovereign bonds have had a difficult few months. Countries that were reluctant to take International Monetary Fund support are now seeking it. We believe weak market sentiment has priced countries closer to worst-case scenarios. For further detail...

To help address investor concerns about Russia-Ukraine tensions, our Portfolio Managers examine the impact on their respective asset classes and potential allocation changes. We believe sanctions initially will focus on Russia’s top security personnel and companies directly inv...

Geopolitical headlines will have helped, but front-end rates have more reasons to ease back from extremes. In the US, the Fed mulling MBS sales offers an alternate tightening avenue, and in the UK, the BoE's pushback against aggressive pricing should find a more prominent platform nex...

The market expects at least four rate hikes beginning in March setting the stage for a tough year for fixed income. All else equal, higher yielding asset classes may hold up better as rates rise because a higher level of income earned will help to offset price losses as rates rise. ...