Disciplined Investors L.L.C. Makes New $578,000 Investment in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Disciplined Investors L.L.C. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 13,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $578,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brooklyn FI LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,596.9% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 15,718,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $730,113,000 after acquiring an additional 15,483,542 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $268,180,000. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $106,724,000. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 186.7% in the fourth quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 3,295,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $145,144,000 after buying an additional 2,146,078 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,311.0% during the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,137,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,133,000 after buying an additional 2,088,993 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VWO opened at $45.45 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $40.72 and a 52 week high of $49.57. The firm has a market cap of $117.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $45.41 and a 200-day moving average of $45.75.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a $0.0468 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

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.