Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd Purchases 90,731 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 30.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 392,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 90,731 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $21,283,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 17,770 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $879,000 after purchasing an additional 845 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,141,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $204,858,000 after purchasing an additional 117,175 shares during the period. Opus Capital Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Opus Capital Group LLC now owns 96,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,786,000 after buying an additional 3,467 shares during the period. Cadence Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 17.4% during the second quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 62,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,112,000 after buying an additional 9,313 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parker Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.1% in the second quarter. Parker Financial LLC now owns 329,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,281,000 after buying an additional 9,952 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of VWO opened at $55.43 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $54.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $52.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $108.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $39.53 and a 12-month high of $56.04.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 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.