Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 46,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,339 shares during the quarter. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,914,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Alexander Randolph Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $229,000. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 3,981,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $163,652,000 after buying an additional 101,581 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 45.9% during the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 279,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,483,000 after buying an additional 87,927 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 103.0% in the fourth quarter. Heritage Financial Services LLC now owns 29,983 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,232,000 after acquiring an additional 15,212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IAG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 80.5% in the fourth quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 811 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of VWO traded up $0.48 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $42.32. The company had a trading volume of 6,255,484 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,381,575. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $41.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.53. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $37.46 and a 1-year high of $43.10. The stock has a market cap of $76.60 billion, a PE ratio of 11.26 and a beta of 0.80.

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.