Karnit Road Accident Victims Compensation Fund Takes Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Karnit Road Accident Victims Compensation Fund acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 37,150 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,997,000. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises about 1.1% of Karnit Road Accident Victims Compensation Fund’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $650,661,000 after buying an additional 6,773,228 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in 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 buying an additional 4,319,682 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in 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 buying an additional 3,390,486 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the fourth 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 during the period. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $147,665,000. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.1%

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $60.16 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $122.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $56.58. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $47.46 and a 1-year high of $61.35.

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.