Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Purchases 45,810 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 10.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 504,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 45,810 shares during the quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $27,274,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% in 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 during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $386,328,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $650,661,000 after purchasing an additional 6,773,228 shares during the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 10,880.4% in the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 6,818,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $366,573,000 after purchasing an additional 6,756,604 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO traded up $0.40 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $59.89. 12,054,027 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,852,998. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $57.27. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $49.37 and a twelve month high of $61.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $122.96 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.