Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Sold by Bridgewater Advisors Inc.

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. reduced its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 15.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,626 shares during the quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $442,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 81,641 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,595,000 after purchasing an additional 27,259 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $622,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 163,143 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,384,000 after buying an additional 1,230 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.1% during the first quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 713 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.3% in the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 43,805,548 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,982,639,000 after acquiring an additional 1,380,127 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $55.09 on Tuesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $39.53 and a twelve month high of $56.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $53.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.48. The company has a market capitalization of $104.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55.

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.