Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Shares Sold by Mechanics Financial Corp

Mechanics Financial Corp cut its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.6% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 35,169 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 939 shares during the period. Mechanics Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,592,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 64.6% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 41,809,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,841,308,000 after purchasing an additional 16,414,518 shares during the period. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,596.9% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 15,718,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $730,113,000 after purchasing an additional 15,483,542 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 107,088,490 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,716,177,000 after purchasing an additional 6,672,276 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,813,025 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,986,486,000 after purchasing an additional 2,076,998 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 767.3% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,234,019 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $101,112,000 after purchasing an additional 1,976,432 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $50.01 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $92.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.91. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $39.53 and a 52-week high of $50.16.

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.