Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Sells 222,419 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,159,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 222,419 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 0.5% of Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned about 0.38% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $387,878,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Clayton Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Clarity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Bulwark Capital Corp bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $54.93 on Monday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $54.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.69. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.53 and a fifty-two week high of $56.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $105.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55.

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.