Vawter Financial Ltd. Takes Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Vawter Financial Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 7,321 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $350,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the first quarter worth about $30,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 60,300,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,518,765,000 after acquiring an additional 1,866,790 shares in the last quarter. Catalytic Wealth RIA LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,100,000. ESL Trust Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 14.7% in the first quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 23,032 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $962,000 after acquiring an additional 2,953 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cynosure Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 32.4% during the first quarter. Cynosure Group LLC now owns 17,483 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $730,000 after purchasing an additional 4,277 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of VWO stock opened at $45.12 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.93. The company has a market capitalization of $81.67 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $38.83 and a twelve month high of $49.57.

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.