11,974 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Acquired by Friday Financial

Friday Financial lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 40.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,974 shares during the quarter. Friday Financial’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,472,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 144,806,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,826,778,000 after purchasing an additional 27,271,317 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,186,976,000 after buying an additional 95,173,216 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,194,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,399,219,000 after buying an additional 629,936 shares during the period. Wit LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Wit LLC now owns 41,074,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,208,157,000 after buying an additional 2,671,801 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.5% during the first quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 16,101,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $870,310,000 after buying an additional 244,799 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $59.76 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $52.20 and a fifty-two week high of $61.53. The company has a market cap of $125.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $60.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.97.

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.