Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Holdings Boosted by Vestwell Advisors LLC

Vestwell Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 83.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 59,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 27,343 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 0.5% of Vestwell Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Vestwell Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $3,222,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after acquiring an additional 4,319,682 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,205,358,000 after acquiring an additional 3,390,486 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,898,333,000 after acquiring an additional 2,927,985 shares in the last quarter. Betterment LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 53,732,807 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,888,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257,504 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 47,401,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,548,282,000 after acquiring an additional 130,947 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $59.55 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $56.49. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $47.46 and a 12 month high of $61.35. The stock has a market cap of $121.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.