Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Stock Bought by Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 65.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 534,145 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 210,418 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $31,680,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 144,806,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,826,778,000 after purchasing an additional 27,271,317 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,194,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,399,219,000 after purchasing an additional 629,936 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 16,101,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $870,310,000 after buying an additional 244,799 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 13,962,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $754,698,000 after buying an additional 357,458 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,488,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $620,955,000 after acquiring an additional 736,799 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $58.03 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $122.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $52.20 and a 1-year high of $61.53. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $60.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $59.25.

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.