Highland Investment Advisors LLC Makes New $1.47 Million Investment in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Highland Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 24,561 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,466,000. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises about 0.6% of Highland Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Westfuller Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.6% in the first quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 4,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC now owns 13,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $700,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.0% in the 1st quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,339 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. City Center Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. City Center Advisors LLC now owns 13,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $777,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 1,573 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of VWO stock opened at $61.44 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $51.77 and a twelve month high of $61.54. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $59.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.30. The stock has a market cap of $126.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60.

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.