Tufton Capital Management Purchases 554 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Tufton Capital Management grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 22,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 554 shares during the period. Tufton Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $940,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Astoria Strategic Wealth Inc. now owns 52,596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,062,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. Ackerman Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ackerman Capital Advisors LLC now owns 10,659 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $418,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Operose Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 12.2% in the 3rd quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 2,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. Acorn Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Acorn Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $432,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park National Corp OH boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 37,374 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 271 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO stock traded up $0.20 during trading on Thursday, reaching $41.10. The company had a trading volume of 4,535,757 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,442,713. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $41.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.41. The company has a market cap of $74.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.26 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $37.46 and a twelve month high of $43.10.

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.