Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Purchased by Lexington Hill Partners LLC

Lexington Hill Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 32.2% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 49,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,155 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for approximately 1.4% of Lexington Hill Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Lexington Hill Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,981,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 89.9% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 516,425 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,763,000 after acquiring an additional 244,486 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 772,033 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,504,000 after purchasing an additional 41,390 shares in the last quarter. Luminvest Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $534,000. JMG Financial Group Ltd. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the first quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 2,930,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $158,384,000 after purchasing an additional 48,048 shares during the period. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 458,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,687,000 after purchasing an additional 32,988 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of VWO opened at $60.47 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $50.50 and a twelve month high of $61.51. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $59.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $124.15 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60.

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.