Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Short Interest Update

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) was the target of a large decline in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,667,761 shares, a decline of 56.3% from the August 15th total of 17,539,242 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,647,788 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,186,976,000 after buying an additional 95,173,216 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% in 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 buying an additional 27,271,317 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the 4th 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 during the period. Wit LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Wit LLC now owns 41,074,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,208,157,000 after buying an additional 2,671,801 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth $90,946,000. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of VWO stock traded down $0.39 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $59.23. 5,515,770 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,764,613. The business has a 50 day moving average of $59.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.41. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $52.20 and a 52 week high of $61.53. The company has a market capitalization of $121.59 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.