WoodTrust Financial Corp Buys 15,655 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

WoodTrust Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 623,827 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,655 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up approximately 3.9% of WoodTrust Financial Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. WoodTrust Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $33,537,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 490,324 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,360,000 after acquiring an additional 70,731 shares during the period. Austin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $970,000. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,458.1% in the 4th quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 195,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,498,000 after acquiring an additional 191,341 shares during the period. REAP Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 18.1% in the 3rd quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 185,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,046,000 after acquiring an additional 28,399 shares during the period. Finally, Great Point Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,244,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.3%

NYSEARCA:VWO traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $58.25. The stock had a trading volume of 1,015,296 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,972,466. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $56.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $55.47. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $45.21 and a 12-month high of $59.62. The stock has a market cap of $118.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.56.

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.