Garde Capital Inc. Sells 609,595 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Garde Capital Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 52.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 546,939 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 609,595 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises about 1.8% of Garde Capital Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Garde Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $32,439,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% in the first 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 purchasing an additional 27,271,317 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 67.7% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,941,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $158,999,000 after buying an additional 1,187,987 shares in the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% in the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 17,717,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,050,842,000 after buying an additional 1,094,474 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 125.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 1,554,566 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $92,792,000 after buying an additional 866,422 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,488,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $620,955,000 after buying an additional 736,799 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $55.70 on Tuesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $52.20 and a 1 year high of $61.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $117.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $59.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.30.

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.