Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Stock: Kopp Family Office LLC Raises Stake

Kopp Family Office LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 97.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 444,624 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 219,809 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 14.7% of Kopp Family Office LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Kopp Family Office LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $26,371,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $7,826,778,000 after buying an additional 27,271,317 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,194,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,399,219,000 after buying an additional 629,936 shares in the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 16,101,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $870,310,000 after acquiring an additional 244,799 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 13,962,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $754,698,000 after acquiring an additional 357,458 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% during the first 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $58.18 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $59.99 and a 200 day moving average of $59.31. The stock has a market cap of $122.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $52.20 and a 12 month high of $61.53.

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.