Pure Financial Advisors LLC Acquires 127,944 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 5.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,319,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 127,944 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises 1.9% of Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $124,696,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Motiv8 Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC now owns 13,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $700,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 11,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $613,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Veery Capital LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Veery Capital LLC now owns 18,568 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $998,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc now owns 39,098 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,102,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 13.2% in the 4th quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 1,573 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO opened at $60.77 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $59.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $56.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $123.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $47.46 and a 1-year high of $61.35.

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.