Sanctuary Advisors LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 7.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 437,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,539 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $23,672,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 117,534,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,318,678,000 after buying an additional 3,367,569 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its stake in 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 period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,374,632,000 after acquiring an additional 4,319,682 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,205,358,000 after acquiring an additional 3,390,486 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its position in 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 valued at $2,898,333,000 after purchasing an additional 2,927,985 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $59.48 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $49.37 and a one year high of $61.51. The company has a market capitalization of $122.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $57.41.

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.