Global Wealth Strategies & Associates Has $7.25 Million Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Global Wealth Strategies & Associates raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 121,502 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,640 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for approximately 1.4% of Global Wealth Strategies & Associates’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $7,252,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 144,806,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,826,778,000 after buying an additional 27,271,317 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% in 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. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in 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. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in 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 boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,898,333,000 after acquiring an additional 2,927,985 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $58.75 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $120.62 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.70. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.37 and a fifty-two week high of $61.51.

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.