Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Short Interest Update

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 21,185,447 shares, an increase of 26.8% from the March 15th total of 16,713,498 shares. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 13,062,113 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA VWO traded down $0.13 on Thursday, reaching $57.96. The stock had a trading volume of 433,158 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,745,647. The firm has a market capitalization of $117.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $43.05 and a 12-month high of $59.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $55.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $55.17.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 117,534,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,318,678,000 after purchasing an additional 3,367,569 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,186,976,000 after acquiring an additional 95,173,216 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,374,632,000 after acquiring an additional 4,319,682 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,205,358,000 after acquiring an additional 3,390,486 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,898,333,000 after acquiring an additional 2,927,985 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

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.