Capital Investment Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 143.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 401,339 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 236,274 shares during the quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $21,576,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Darden Wealth Group Inc boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Darden Wealth Group Inc now owns 7,084 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $384,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the period. Stevens Capital Partners increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Stevens Capital Partners now owns 10,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $546,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. DB Fitzpatrick & Co Inc increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. DB Fitzpatrick & Co Inc now owns 25,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,363,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the period. RAM Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. RAM Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,809 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $369,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC now owns 4,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. 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 $52.49 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $103.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $55.02. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $39.53 and a one year high of $59.09.

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.