Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Has $10.35 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 13.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 192,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 29,295 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $10,351,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after buying an additional 4,319,682 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 74,834,185 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,054,516,000 after buying an additional 3,217,413 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 47,401,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,548,282,000 after buying an additional 130,947 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 44,301,345 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,400,247,000 after buying an additional 231,937 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 19,857,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,067,515,000 after buying an additional 335,001 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of VWO stock opened at $59.94 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $46.73 and a 12-month high of $61.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $121.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $56.33 and a 200-day moving average of $55.78.

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.