Bessemer Group Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 1.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,584,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,302 shares during the quarter. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $85,631,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 117,534,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,318,678,000 after buying an additional 3,367,569 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% in 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 acquiring an additional 95,173,216 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,205,358,000 after acquiring an additional 3,390,486 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,898,333,000 after purchasing an additional 2,927,985 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of VWO opened at $57.84 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $118.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $57.44. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $49.37 and a 12 month high of $61.51.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Profile

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.