Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC Acquires 260 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 10,663 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the quarter. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $470,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 21,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $927,000 after acquiring an additional 502 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,663,000 after purchasing an additional 113,699 shares during the period. Barings LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Barings LLC now owns 175,382 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,724,000 after purchasing an additional 8,787 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Income Solutions Inc bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $261,000. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $630,000 after buying an additional 3,526 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $44.63 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $40.72 and a 1-year high of $49.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $115.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.59. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $45.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.74.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.