Silver Oak Securities Incorporated Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Silver Oak Securities Incorporated lowered its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 24.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 49,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 15,854 shares during the quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,665,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 117,534,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,318,678,000 after purchasing an additional 3,367,569 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,186,976,000 after purchasing an additional 95,173,216 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,374,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,205,358,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390,486 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,898,333,000 after purchasing an additional 2,927,985 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $58.97 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $49.01 and a one year high of $61.51. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $59.33 and a 200 day moving average of $56.84. The stock has a market cap of $119.95 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 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.