11,201 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Acquired by Parker Financial LLC

Parker Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 332,607 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,201 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up approximately 7.0% of Parker Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Parker Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $19,659,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% in 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 period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the second 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 purchasing an additional 629,936 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% during the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 17,717,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,050,842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094,474 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 13,962,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $754,698,000 after purchasing an additional 357,458 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% in the first 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 purchasing an additional 736,799 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $57.22 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $121.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.62. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $52.20 and a one year high of $61.53. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $58.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.29.

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.