Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Has $83.04 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,532,655 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 125,719 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 2.4% of Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. owned about 0.08% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $83,039,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 74,185,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,669,217,000 after purchasing an additional 3,194,696 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 71,616,772 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,542,166,000 after buying an additional 3,096,579 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 44,048,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,178,569,000 after buying an additional 243,030 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 34,535,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,708,106,000 after buying an additional 452,134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.9% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,096,842 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $855,184,000 after buying an additional 1,399,523 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.8%

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $53.61 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $101.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $54.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $52.53. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $39.53 and a 1 year high of $56.04.

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.