Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Purchased by Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC

Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 64.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 70,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,322 shares during the period. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,154,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Sapient Capital LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 22.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 94,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,663,000 after purchasing an additional 17,581 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.9% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,571,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $213,907,000 after purchasing an additional 290,807 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,278,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% in 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 during the period. Finally, JMG Financial Group Ltd. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 2,930,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $158,384,000 after buying an additional 48,048 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 1.3%

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock traded down $0.78 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $59.07. 4,666,837 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,499,994. The firm has a market cap of $124.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $60.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.92. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $52.20 and a 1-year high of $61.53.

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.