Whittier Trust Co. Acquires 21,123 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Whittier Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 1.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,114,523 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,123 shares during the quarter. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $49,083,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VWO. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 21,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $927,000 after buying an additional 502 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,663,000 after purchasing an additional 113,699 shares during the last quarter. Barings LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Barings LLC now owns 175,382 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,724,000 after purchasing an additional 8,787 shares during the period. Retirement Income Solutions Inc acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $261,000. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $630,000 after purchasing an additional 3,526 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $46.66 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $40.72 and a 1 year high of $49.57. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.63. The company has a market cap of $120.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 0.69.

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.