Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Raises Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 10.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 504,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 45,810 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $27,274,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Westfuller Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 4,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC now owns 13,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $700,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,339 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 11,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $613,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Veery Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Veery Capital LLC now owns 18,568 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $998,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VWO traded up $0.40 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $59.89. The stock had a trading volume of 12,054,027 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,852,998. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $59.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $122.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $49.37 and a one year high of $61.51.

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.