Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Purchased by Tamar Securities LLC

Tamar Securities LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 12.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 256,260 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,375 shares during the quarter. Tamar Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $15,199,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% during the first 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 buying an additional 27,271,317 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in 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 acquiring an additional 629,936 shares in the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 17,717,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,050,842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094,474 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 13,962,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $754,698,000 after buying an additional 357,458 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,488,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $620,955,000 after acquiring an additional 736,799 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 1.9%

NYSEARCA:VWO traded up $1.05 on Friday, hitting $55.29. The stock had a trading volume of 14,380,979 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,484,298. The stock has a market cap of $117.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.62. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $52.20 and a 1-year high of $61.53. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $58.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.29.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Company 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.