S&CO Inc. Invests $7.91 Million in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

S&CO Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 132,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $7,911,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 772,033 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,504,000 after purchasing an additional 41,390 shares in the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 22.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 94,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,663,000 after purchasing an additional 17,581 shares during the last quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 2,930,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $158,384,000 after purchasing an additional 48,048 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,278,000. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 458,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,687,000 after purchasing an additional 32,988 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of VWO stock opened at $60.11 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $51.01 and a 12-month high of $61.51. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $59.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $57.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $123.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60.

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.