Banco Santander S.A. Increases Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Banco Santander S.A. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 72.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 689,109 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 289,697 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $37,336,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VWO. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 50.1% during 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 in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $622,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,735,000. Oarsman Capital Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.1% during the second quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 10,091 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $499,000 after buying an additional 580 shares during the period. Finally, WNY Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $208,000. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $58.27 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $39.53 and a 12-month high of $59.09. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $54.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $114.51 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55.

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.