Smith Salley Wealth Management Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Smith Salley Wealth Management reduced its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 12.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,429 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,198 shares during the period. Smith Salley Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $369,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mirador Capital Partners LP raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1,854.3% in the first quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 100,097 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,181,000 after buying an additional 94,975 shares in the last quarter. Gainplan LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Gainplan LLC now owns 52,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,178,000 after buying an additional 6,165 shares in the last quarter. Oak Family Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Oak Family Advisors LLC now owns 22,168 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $926,000 after buying an additional 1,066 shares in the last quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 47,687 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,960,000 after buying an additional 4,410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Services Inc raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc now owns 10,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $442,000 after buying an additional 700 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

VWO stock traded up $0.12 during trading on Friday, reaching $44.72. The company had a trading volume of 4,303,362 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,395,092. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $37.46 and a 52 week high of $45.72. The company has a market cap of $80.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a 50 day moving average of $44.15 and a 200 day moving average of $43.04.

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.