Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Position Lessened by Hudock Inc.

Hudock Inc. trimmed its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 595,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 14,709 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises 4.9% of Hudock Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Hudock Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $32,288,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 30.0% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 392,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,283,000 after purchasing an additional 90,731 shares in the last quarter. Austin Asset Management Co Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Austin Asset Management Co Inc now owns 14,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $760,000 after buying an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Morton Capital Management LLC CA grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Morton Capital Management LLC CA now owns 11,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $605,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 6,482 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $351,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 4,343,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $235,353,000 after acquiring an additional 49,734 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of VWO opened at $55.43 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $54.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $52.88. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $39.53 and a twelve month high of $56.04. The company has a market cap of $108.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55.

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.