Bridges Investment Management Inc. Purchases 104,745 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Bridges Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,337,149 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 104,745 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises about 2.3% of Bridges Investment Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. Bridges Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $179,405,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $650,661,000 after purchasing an additional 6,773,228 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position 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 last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,205,358,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390,486 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $147,665,000. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 19.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 15,303,927 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $829,163,000 after purchasing an additional 2,503,000 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $61.19 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.22 and a fifty-two week high of $61.35. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $57.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.17. The firm has a market cap of $124.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.