Swmg LLC Raises Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Swmg LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 25,311 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 864 shares during the period. Swmg LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,118,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,663,000 after acquiring an additional 113,699 shares in the last quarter. Gainplan LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Gainplan LLC now owns 56,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,490,000 after buying an additional 2,055 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $630,000 after buying an additional 3,526 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the third quarter valued at about $201,000. Finally, Anderson Hoagland & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 75.7% in the fourth quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 228,112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,991,000 after purchasing an additional 98,259 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $44.40 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $39.43 and a one year high of $49.57. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $44.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.28. The company has a market capitalization of $80.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

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.