Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Stock: Vontobel Holding Ltd. Trims Holdings

Vontobel Holding Ltd. decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 751,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 76,805 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $44,596,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 95,173,216 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% during 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 in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 67.7% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,941,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $158,999,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187,987 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,726,358 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $469,168,000 after purchasing an additional 948,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 125.9% in the second quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 1,554,566 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $92,792,000 after purchasing an additional 866,422 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 1.3%

VWO stock traded down $0.76 during trading on Friday, hitting $58.03. The company had a trading volume of 7,229,644 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,489,250. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $60.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $59.17. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $52.20 and a 12 month high of $61.53. The stock has a market cap of $122.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60.

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.