Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Stock: Signaturefd LLC Boosts Stake

Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 9.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,278,749 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 442,748 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for about 4.0% of Signaturefd LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $313,083,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Evanson Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 39.8% in the third quarter. Evanson Financial LLC now owns 73,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,331,000 after purchasing an additional 20,777 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 17.5% during the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 458,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $27,198,000 after purchasing an additional 68,251 shares during the last quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 227,701 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,945,000 after purchasing an additional 1,596 shares in the last quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 59.0% in the third quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 36,692 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,176,000 after purchasing an additional 13,622 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NTV Asset Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 164.4% in the third quarter. NTV Asset Management LLC now owns 14,741 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $874,000 after purchasing an additional 9,165 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of VWO stock opened at $56.84 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $52.20 and a 1 year high of $61.53. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $59.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $120.08 billion, a P/E 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.