S&CO Inc. Makes New $7.91 Million Investment in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

S&CO Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 132,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $7,911,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 144,806,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,826,778,000 after acquiring an additional 27,271,317 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,186,976,000 after purchasing an additional 95,173,216 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,374,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 3,390,486 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,898,333,000 after purchasing an additional 2,927,985 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $60.11 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.96. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $51.01 and a 52-week high of $61.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $123.41 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60.

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.