Wedmont Private Capital Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Wedmont Private Capital grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 8.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,571,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 290,807 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises about 5.8% of Wedmont Private Capital’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Wedmont Private Capital owned 0.17% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $213,907,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in 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 position in shares of 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 worth $5,186,976,000 after buying an additional 95,173,216 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of 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 raised its position 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 valued at $2,898,333,000 after buying an additional 2,927,985 shares during the period. Finally, Betterment LLC raised its position 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 valued at $2,888,676,000 after buying an additional 1,257,504 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $61.44 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $51.77 and a 1 year high of $61.54. The company has a market cap of $126.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $59.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.30.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Profile

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.