Alesco Advisors LLC Sells 15,888 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Alesco Advisors LLC cut its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 502,844 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 15,888 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises about 0.7% of Alesco Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $27,244,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 74,185,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,669,217,000 after buying an additional 3,194,696 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the second 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 acquiring an additional 3,096,579 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 44,048,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,178,569,000 after buying an additional 243,030 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 34,535,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,708,106,000 after acquiring an additional 452,134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $650,661,000 after buying an additional 6,773,228 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $56.00 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $54.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.15. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.53 and a fifty-two week high of $56.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $110.05 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55.

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.