Bailard Inc. Acquires 139,683 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Bailard Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 38.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 500,025 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 139,683 shares during the period. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $22,021,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. IFG Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. IFG Advisors LLC now owns 81,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,576,000 after acquiring an additional 4,555 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 307,326 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,535,000 after acquiring an additional 16,158 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 61,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,711,000 after acquiring an additional 2,468 shares during the last quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,936,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $129,312,000 after acquiring an additional 23,329 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 3,584 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $158,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $44.73 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $115.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.68. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $40.72 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $44.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.54.

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.