Sapient Capital LLC Has $4.18 Million Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Sapient Capital LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 11.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 77,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,525 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,178,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 144,806,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,826,778,000 after purchasing an additional 27,271,317 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,186,976,000 after purchasing an additional 95,173,216 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,205,358,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390,486 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO opened at $59.06 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $59.22 and a 200-day moving average of $57.72. The company has a market cap of $121.26 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $49.87 and a one year high of $61.51.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Company 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.