PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,284,361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 66,763 shares during the quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $557,207,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC now owns 26,429 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,432,000 after buying an additional 939 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.1% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 5,990,927 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $324,589,000 after acquiring an additional 1,125,803 shares during the last quarter. Investment Partners LTD. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Investment Partners LTD. now owns 155,003 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,398,000 after acquiring an additional 1,834 shares in the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,182,893 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,269,000 after acquiring an additional 38,366 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ADE LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 21.3% in the third quarter. ADE LLC now owns 12,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $694,000 after acquiring an additional 2,250 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO opened at $57.75 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $55.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $54.10. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $39.53 and a one year high of $58.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $113.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Company 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.