Vision Capital Management Inc. Increases Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Vision Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 0.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 498,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,507 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 3.2% of Vision Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Vision Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $21,940,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,663,000 after purchasing an additional 113,699 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted 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 acquiring an additional 3,526 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $201,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 75.7% during the 4th quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 228,112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,991,000 after acquiring an additional 98,259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Riversedge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC now owns 285,134 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,644,000 after acquiring an additional 4,525 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $44.65 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $80.82 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $39.91 and a 1-year high of $49.57. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.28.

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.