Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Bought by Elm Partners Management LLC

Elm Partners Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 12.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,625,697 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 525,150 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for about 11.3% of Elm Partners Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Elm Partners Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $248,677,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,205,358,000 after acquiring an additional 3,390,486 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 47,401,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,548,282,000 after acquiring an additional 130,947 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 44,301,345 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,400,247,000 after acquiring an additional 231,937 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 19,857,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,067,515,000 after acquiring an additional 335,001 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 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $59.88 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $57.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $56.13. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $46.73 and a 52 week high of $61.03. The stock has a market cap of $121.80 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.