Gleason Group Inc. Purchases 892 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Gleason Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 0.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 143,776 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 892 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 1.2% of Gleason Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Gleason Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $6,507,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 64.6% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 41,809,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,841,308,000 after purchasing an additional 16,414,518 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,596.9% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 15,718,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $730,113,000 after acquiring an additional 15,483,542 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 107,088,490 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,716,177,000 after buying an additional 6,672,276 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $268,180,000. Finally, Freestone Capital Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 186.7% during the fourth quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 3,295,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,144,000 after buying an additional 2,146,078 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.4%

VWO stock opened at $48.24 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $124.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.80 and a beta of 0.58. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.25. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $39.53 and a 52 week high of $49.57.

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.