Financial Counselors Inc. Cuts Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Financial Counselors Inc. reduced its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 37.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 32,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 19,584 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises 2.4% of Financial Counselors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,765,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 490,324 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,360,000 after purchasing an additional 70,731 shares in the last quarter. Austin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $970,000. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,458.1% in the 4th quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 195,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,498,000 after purchasing an additional 191,341 shares in the last quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 18.1% in the 3rd quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 185,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,046,000 after purchasing an additional 28,399 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Point Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $2,244,000. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $60.54 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $123.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $46.17 and a 1 year high of $61.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $56.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $55.63.

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.