Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 105,565 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 15.8% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 774,532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 105,565 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $37,061,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 94.3% in the third quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 583 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the first quarter worth $30,000. Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the second quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter valued at $42,000.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.7 %

NYSEARCA:VWO traded down $0.78 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $45.74. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,585,882 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,131,810. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $46.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.89. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $38.83 and a 12-month high of $49.57. The stock has a market cap of $82.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

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.