Aspen Wealth Management LLC Purchases 38,517 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Aspen Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 10.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 413,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 38,517 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up approximately 3.9% of Aspen Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Aspen Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $24,495,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VWO. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of 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 valued at $7,826,778,000 after acquiring an additional 27,271,317 shares in the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 95,173,216 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,194,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,399,219,000 after purchasing an additional 629,936 shares during the period. Wit LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Wit LLC now owns 41,074,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,208,157,000 after purchasing an additional 2,671,801 shares during the period. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 16,101,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $870,310,000 after purchasing an additional 244,799 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 1.3%

VWO stock traded down $0.77 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $58.91. 2,833,276 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,451,318. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $52.20 and a 52 week high of $61.53. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $60.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $59.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $124.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60.

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.