Brown Advisory Inc. Purchases 57,916 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 4.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,457,227 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 57,916 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $78,341,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bakala Capital LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Bakala Capital LLC now owns 34,967 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,880,000 after acquiring an additional 876 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,700,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,324,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,207,000 after acquiring an additional 132,430 shares in the last quarter. Apriem Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 43.5% during the fourth quarter. Apriem Advisors now owns 367,854 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,776,000 after acquiring an additional 111,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arete Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 48.2% in the 4th quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 182,513 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,812,000 after buying an additional 59,369 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

VWO stock opened at $59.55 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $47.46 and a one year high of $61.35. The stock has a market cap of $121.13 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.49.

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.