Empowered Funds LLC Buys 143,132 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 12.1% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,324,650 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 143,132 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for approximately 0.5% of Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $71,597,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 490,324 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,360,000 after purchasing an additional 70,731 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 89.9% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 516,425 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $27,763,000 after buying an additional 244,486 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 772,033 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,504,000 after acquiring an additional 41,390 shares during the last quarter. Luminvest Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $534,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $1,278,000. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of VWO stock opened at $58.23 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $57.63. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $49.37 and a 52 week high of $61.51. The stock has a market cap of $119.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.