Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. Purchases 42,231 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,161,279 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 42,231 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 1.3% of Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $62,721,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Auto Owners Insurance Co grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,186,976,000 after buying an additional 95,173,216 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $386,328,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $650,661,000 after buying an additional 6,773,228 shares during the period. OLD Mission Capital LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 10,880.4% in the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 6,818,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $366,573,000 after acquiring an additional 6,756,604 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after acquiring an additional 4,319,682 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO opened at $59.04 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $59.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.08. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $49.36 and a 52 week high of $61.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $120.37 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

About Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index, that measures the return of stocks issued by companies located in emerging market countries.