RFG Advisory LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

RFG Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 17.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 161,451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 24,460 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $8,726,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 95,173,216 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth $386,328,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $650,661,000 after purchasing an additional 6,773,228 shares in the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 10,880.4% during the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 6,818,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $366,573,000 after purchasing an additional 6,756,604 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $58.97 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $49.01 and a 52 week high of $61.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $119.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.84.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 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.