Elm Partners Management LLC Purchases 560,232 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Elm Partners Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 17.5% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,764,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 560,232 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises 10.8% of Elm Partners Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Elm Partners Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $186,216,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Covestor Ltd raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.2% during the first 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 last quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.0% during 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 during the period. Fiera Capital Corp increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 12.5% during 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 during the period. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,141,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $204,858,000 after acquiring an additional 117,175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Opus Capital Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Opus Capital Group LLC now owns 96,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,786,000 after acquiring an additional 3,467 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $54.97 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $103.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $39.53 and a one year high of $56.04. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $53.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.34.

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.