Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Acquired by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 111,076 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 16,199 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $6,588,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased 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 purchasing an additional 95,173,216 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in 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 valued at $7,826,778,000 after buying an additional 27,271,317 shares during the last quarter. Wit LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Wit LLC now owns 41,074,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,208,157,000 after buying an additional 2,671,801 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 1,187,987 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 12.2% in 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 acquiring an additional 948,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock traded down $0.75 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $59.10. The company had a trading volume of 9,651,085 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,529,413. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $52.20 and a 1-year high of $61.53. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $60.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.97. The stock has a market cap of $124.47 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60.

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.