Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Acquires 641,113 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 18,397,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 641,113 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up about 1.4% of Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC owned approximately 0.94% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $1,022,714,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $650,661,000 after purchasing an additional 6,773,228 shares during the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,672.3% in the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 3,304,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $163,453,000 after buying an additional 3,235,502 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 74,834,185 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,054,516,000 after buying an additional 3,217,413 shares during the last quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 85.9% in the second quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. now owns 6,256,903 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $309,466,000 after buying an additional 2,891,204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 77,053,680 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,174,768,000 after buying an additional 2,868,142 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO opened at $52.56 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $54.99. The stock has a market cap of $103.29 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $39.53 and a 1-year high of $59.09.

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.