Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. Purchases 268 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the period. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $575,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 20,010 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $881,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares during the period. TFB Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 12,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $543,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Financial Group boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 75,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,341,000 after purchasing an additional 7,977 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 183,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,078,000 after purchasing an additional 8,171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Advisory Corp MA increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Advisory Corp MA now owns 227,776 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,031,000 after purchasing an additional 2,697 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $45.14 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.91 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57. The company has a market capitalization of $81.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a fifty day moving average of $44.69 and a 200 day moving average of $45.32.

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.