Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC Trims Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 15.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,663 shares during the quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $721,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VWO. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 28,542 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,292,000 after buying an additional 610 shares during the period. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.0% in the second quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 17,770 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $879,000 after acquiring an additional 845 shares in the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 12.5% in the first quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 85,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,863,000 after acquiring an additional 9,506 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,141,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $204,858,000 after acquiring an additional 117,175 shares during the period. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 37,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,713,000 after purchasing an additional 512 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of VWO opened at $53.94 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $51.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $39.53 and a twelve month high of $54.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $99.82 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69.

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.