Howland Capital Management LLC Acquires 13,560 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Howland Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 18.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 87,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 13,560 shares during the quarter. Howland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $5,213,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% during the 1st 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 acquiring an additional 27,271,317 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,194,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,399,219,000 after acquiring an additional 629,936 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 16,101,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $870,310,000 after acquiring an additional 244,799 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 13,962,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $754,698,000 after acquiring an additional 357,458 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,488,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $620,955,000 after acquiring an additional 736,799 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $56.85 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $59.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $59.33. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $52.20 and a 52 week high of $61.53. The company has a market capitalization of $120.10 billion, a PE 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.