Foster Group Inc. Acquires 34,009 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Foster Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 21.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 193,179 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 34,009 shares during the period. Foster Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $8,508,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,663,000 after buying an additional 113,699 shares during the period. Gainplan LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Gainplan LLC now owns 56,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,490,000 after purchasing an additional 2,055 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $630,000 after acquiring an additional 3,526 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $201,000. Finally, Anderson Hoagland & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 75.7% in the 4th quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 228,112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,991,000 after acquiring an additional 98,259 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $44.11 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.43 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $44.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.30.

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.