Essex Financial Services Inc. Sells 4,117 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Essex Financial Services Inc. decreased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 20.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 16,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,117 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $724,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 94.3% in the 3rd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 583 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter worth $42,000.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

VWO stock opened at $45.36 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $82.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.33. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $39.91 and a 1-year high of $49.57.

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.