Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Sold by NorthRock Partners LLC

NorthRock Partners LLC decreased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 21.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 343,520 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 92,094 shares during the quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $20,505,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Bank of America Corp DE increased 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 purchasing an additional 27,271,317 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,186,976,000 after buying an additional 95,173,216 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake 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 buying an additional 3,390,486 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings 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 worth $2,898,333,000 after acquiring an additional 2,927,985 shares during the period. Finally, Betterment LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 53,732,807 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,888,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257,504 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $61.23 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $52.20 and a 52 week high of $61.53. The stock has a market cap of $125.71 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $59.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.35.

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.