MidFirst Bank Acquires New Shares in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

MidFirst Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 28,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,531,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Motiv8 Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC now owns 13,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $700,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 11,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $613,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Veery Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Veery Capital LLC now owns 18,568 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $998,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc now owns 39,098 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,102,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 13.2% in the 4th quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 1,573 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 183 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO opened at $60.77 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $123.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $56.70. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $47.46 and a 52-week high of $61.35.

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.