Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Has $310.31 Million Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 1.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 7,046,181 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 109,187 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $310,314,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $268,180,000. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $106,724,000. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 186.7% during the fourth quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 3,295,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,144,000 after purchasing an additional 2,146,078 shares during the period. Life Planning Partners Inc raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,311.0% in the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,137,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,133,000 after purchasing an additional 2,088,993 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,570.4% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,032,873 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,528,000 after acquiring an additional 2,002,397 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO opened at $45.41 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $40.72 and a 52-week high of $49.57. The firm has a market cap of $117.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s fifty day moving average is $44.72 and its 200-day moving average is $45.58.

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.