29,611 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Purchased by Gridiron Partners LLC

Gridiron Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 95.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 60,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,611 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises about 1.9% of Gridiron Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Gridiron Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $3,587,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Sapient Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 22.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 94,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,663,000 after purchasing an additional 17,581 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.9% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,571,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $213,907,000 after buying an additional 290,807 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,278,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its position in 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 valued at $41,504,000 after buying an additional 41,390 shares during the period. Finally, JMG Financial Group Ltd. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% during the first quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 2,930,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $158,384,000 after buying an additional 48,048 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock traded down $0.90 on Thursday, hitting $58.95. 4,793,906 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,499,994. 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 50-day simple moving average of $60.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $124.16 billion, a PE 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.