Marotta Asset Management Acquires 11,446 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Marotta Asset Management raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 333,501 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,446 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up approximately 3.3% of Marotta Asset Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Marotta Asset Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $17,929,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Clayton Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter valued at $26,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Clarity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 85.5% in the third quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares during the period. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 562.6% in the 3rd quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 512 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 2.7%

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $52.56 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $103.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $56.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $54.97. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $39.53 and a 52 week high of $59.09.

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.