Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Bought by QRG Capital Management Inc.

QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 55.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,312 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,434 shares during the quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,422,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 117,534,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,318,678,000 after purchasing an additional 3,367,569 shares in the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,186,976,000 after buying an additional 95,173,216 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,374,632,000 after buying an additional 4,319,682 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 4th 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 buying an additional 3,390,486 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,898,333,000 after buying an additional 2,927,985 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $58.88 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $59.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.16. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $49.37 and a 1-year high of $61.51. The company has a market cap of $120.89 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.