Freedom Investment Management Inc. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Freedom Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 13.8% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 28,824 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,493 shares during the quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,426,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Bulwark Capital Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 86.1% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $54.92 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $39.53 and a 12 month high of $55.19. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $53.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.68. The stock has a market cap of $103.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69.

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.