MCF Advisors LLC Buys 6,284 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

MCF Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 7.5% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 89,883 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,284 shares during the period. MCF Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $3,754,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,450,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $56,884,000 after purchasing an additional 23,545 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 32.2% in the 3rd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 33,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,310,000 after purchasing an additional 8,135 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 275,089 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,786,000 after purchasing an additional 17,756 shares in the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,815,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 279.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 12,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $501,000 after purchasing an additional 9,408 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $43.76. 9,177,571 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,582,202. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $37.46 and a twelve month high of $44.97. The company has a market cap of $79.21 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.83.

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.