Private Advisor Group LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 5.2% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 762,658 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 37,456 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $41,222,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 16.9% during the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 490,324 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,360,000 after purchasing an additional 70,731 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,458.1% in the fourth quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 195,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,498,000 after buying an additional 191,341 shares during the period. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 50.9% in the fourth quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. now owns 249,748 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,426,000 after buying an additional 84,248 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 89.9% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 516,425 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,763,000 after buying an additional 244,486 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 772,033 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,504,000 after buying an additional 41,390 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO stock opened at $59.04 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $59.41 and a 200-day moving average of $57.04. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.36 and a fifty-two week high of $61.51. The company has a market capitalization of $120.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.