8,934 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Acquired by Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC

Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 21.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 51,367 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,934 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for about 1.3% of Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $3,047,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake 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 last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,194,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,399,219,000 after purchasing an additional 629,936 shares in the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 17,717,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,050,842,000 after acquiring an additional 1,094,474 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 13,962,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $754,698,000 after purchasing an additional 357,458 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% in 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. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $56.61 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $58.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.29. The stock has a market cap of $119.85 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.62. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $52.20 and a 1 year high of $61.53.

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.