GW&K Investment Management LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 10.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 263,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,916 shares during the period. GW&K Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $14,271,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cambria Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $473,000. Battery Global Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.5% in the third quarter. Battery Global Advisors LLC now owns 226,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,296,000 after purchasing an additional 11,783 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 31.7% in the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,914 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,187,000 after purchasing an additional 5,269 shares during the period. FSA Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 254.1% in the third quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. now owns 22,003 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,192,000 after purchasing an additional 15,789 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evernest Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 22.4% in the third quarter. Evernest Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $442,000 after purchasing an additional 1,492 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $54.47 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $39.53 and a 1-year high of $59.09. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $56.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.76. The firm has a market cap of $107.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55.

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.