Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC Purchases Shares of 10,875 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 10,875 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $488,000. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up approximately 0.3% of Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 144,806,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,826,778,000 after acquiring an additional 27,271,317 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its holdings 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 valued at $5,186,976,000 after purchasing an additional 95,173,216 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted 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 valued at $4,374,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted 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 valued at $4,205,358,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390,486 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted 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 valued at $2,898,333,000 after purchasing an additional 2,927,985 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $59.64 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $51.01 and a fifty-two week high of $61.51. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.00. The stock has a market cap of $122.45 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60.

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.