Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Sold by Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. decreased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 251,642 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 10,997 shares during the period. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $15,021,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Westfuller Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 4,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $269,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the period. Motiv8 Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC now owns 13,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $700,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.0% during the first quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,339 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. City Center Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. City Center Advisors LLC now owns 13,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $777,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 1,573 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.4%

VWO opened at $60.79 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.20. The firm has a market cap of $124.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $51.01 and a twelve month high of $61.51.

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.