Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. Buys 4,137 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 109,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 4,137 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 0.6% of Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,803,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 141,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,223,000 after purchasing an additional 1,982 shares in the last quarter. Stash Investments LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Stash Investments LLC now owns 257,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,352,000 after buying an additional 21,121 shares during the period. Citrine Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $463,000. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 69.4% during the 4th quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 541 shares during the period. Finally, Buck Wealth Strategies LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 77.2% in the fourth quarter. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 103,761 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,570,000 after acquiring an additional 45,205 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO opened at $44.86 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.28. The company has a market cap of $81.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $39.91 and a one year high of $49.57.

About Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

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.