Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO is Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s 9th Largest Position

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. decreased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 6.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,434,195 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 98,460 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 2.1% of Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. owned 0.07% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $77,102,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VWO. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,575.0% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 561 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 562.6% in the third quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 512 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Richardson Capital Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 300.6% in the third quarter. Richardson Capital Management LLC now owns 617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 463 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of VWO opened at $60.54 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $55.63. The stock has a market cap of $123.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $46.17 and a 52 week high of $61.03.

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.