Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Stock: SilverOak Wealth Management LLC Raises Holdings

SilverOak Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 385,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 10,584 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 2.7% of SilverOak Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. SilverOak Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $22,882,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% during 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 purchasing an additional 27,271,317 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased 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 worth $2,399,219,000 after purchasing an additional 629,936 shares in the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 1,094,474 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% during 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 buying an additional 357,458 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% during 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 buying an additional 736,799 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $55.51 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $59.47 and a 200-day moving average of $58.30. The company has a market cap 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 52 week low of $52.20 and a 52 week high of $61.53.

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.