Hanson & Doremus Investment Management Buys 19,825 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Hanson & Doremus Investment Management raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 525,635 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 19,825 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 3.2% of Hanson & Doremus Investment Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $31,175,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.9% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,571,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $213,907,000 after purchasing an additional 290,807 shares during the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 22.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 94,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,663,000 after acquiring an additional 17,581 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 772,033 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,504,000 after purchasing an additional 41,390 shares during the period. JMG Financial Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the first quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 2,930,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $158,384,000 after buying an additional 48,048 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,194,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,399,219,000 after acquiring an additional 629,936 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.3%

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $58.03 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $60.11 and its 200 day moving average is $59.17. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $52.20 and a 12 month high of $61.53. The stock has a market cap of $122.59 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.