36,800 Shares in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Purchased by A&I Financial Services LLC

A&I Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 36,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,621,000. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 1.6% of A&I Financial Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 32,684,511 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,439,426,000 after acquiring an additional 1,060,672 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 14,464,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $692,122,000 after purchasing an additional 190,971 shares during the last quarter. South Dakota Investment Council boosted its stake 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 worth $616,795,000 after purchasing an additional 308,729 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,270,433 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $587,140,000 after purchasing an additional 434,623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millburn Ridgefield Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 7,214,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $317,720,000 after purchasing an additional 963,978 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 1.8 %

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $45.30 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $44.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.68. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $40.72 and a 12-month high of $49.57.

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.