Rock Creek Group LP Decreases Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Rock Creek Group LP cut its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 28.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 36,342 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 14,569 shares during the quarter. Rock Creek Group LP’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,954,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% during the second 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 period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,205,358,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390,486 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $147,665,000. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 19.6% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 15,303,927 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $829,163,000 after purchasing an additional 2,503,000 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $59.88 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $57.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $56.13. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $46.73 and a fifty-two week high of $61.03. The company has a market cap of $121.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.