Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO is BLB&B Advisors LLC’s 4th Largest Position

BLB&B Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,642,281 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 70,351 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 5.9% of BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. BLB&B Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.13% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $142,049,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 6,773,228 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 74,834,185 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,054,516,000 after purchasing an additional 3,217,413 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 77,053,680 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,174,768,000 after purchasing an additional 2,868,142 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $147,665,000. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 19.6% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 15,303,927 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $829,163,000 after purchasing an additional 2,503,000 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of VWO opened at $57.98 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $42.82 and a 12 month high of $59.09. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $55.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.15. The firm has a market cap of $117.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.56.

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.