Parker Financial LLC Increases Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Parker Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 329,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,952 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises about 7.0% of Parker Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Parker Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $16,281,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 50.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 81,641 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,595,000 after acquiring an additional 27,259 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $622,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 56.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $429,000 after purchasing an additional 3,437 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,697,319 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $710,461,000 after purchasing an additional 851,399 shares during the period. Finally, Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,526,308 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $114,341,000 after purchasing an additional 163,144 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $52.54 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $52.63 and its 200-day moving average is $49.11. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $39.53 and a 52-week high of $55.19. The company has a market cap of $99.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69.

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.