167,280 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Bought by Investment Partners LTD.

Investment Partners LTD. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 104.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 327,580 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 167,280 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises about 3.0% of Investment Partners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Investment Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $19,429,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% during the first 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. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 629,936 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,094,474 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 13,962,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $754,698,000 after purchasing an additional 357,458 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted 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 worth $620,955,000 after purchasing an additional 736,799 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $55.51 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $117.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $52.20 and a 12 month high of $61.53. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.30.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Company 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.