First Trust Advisors LP Buys 1,620 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 5.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 33,544 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,620 shares during the quarter. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,477,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 21,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $927,000 after purchasing an additional 502 shares in the last quarter. Barings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Barings LLC now owns 175,382 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,724,000 after buying an additional 8,787 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Income Solutions Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $261,000. Motco increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Motco now owns 17,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $790,000 after acquiring an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 1,165,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $51,309,000 after acquiring an additional 18,476 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO opened at $46.58 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.53 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $44.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.11. The stock has a market cap of $120.18 billion, a PE ratio of 13.93 and a beta of 0.59.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Company 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.