Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Shares Purchased by Strategic Financial Partners Ltd.

Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 189.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 148,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 96,909 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for about 3.3% of Strategic Financial Partners Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $6,519,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 32,684,511 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,439,426,000 after acquiring an additional 1,060,672 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 16,165,516 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $711,929,000 after acquiring an additional 85,250 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 14,464,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $692,122,000 after acquiring an additional 190,971 shares during the period. South Dakota Investment Council lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. South Dakota Investment Council now owns 14,005,335 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $616,795,000 after acquiring an additional 308,729 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,270,433 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $587,140,000 after acquiring an additional 434,623 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of VWO stock opened at $46.08 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $40.72 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57. The stock has a market cap of $118.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 0.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.59.

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.