Efficient Advisors LLC Trims Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Efficient Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 14.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 528,677 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 86,761 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 2.0% of Efficient Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Efficient Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $28,575,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 50.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 81,641 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,595,000 after acquiring an additional 27,259 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $622,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 25.5% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 14,899 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $737,000 after buying an additional 3,026 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 34,401 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,701,000 after acquiring an additional 892 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the second quarter valued at $5,626,000. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of VWO opened at $59.17 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $49.37 and a 1-year high of $61.51. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.20. The firm has a market cap of $121.48 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.