Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Position Boosted by Davidson Investment Advisors

Davidson Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 78.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 18,677 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,200 shares during the period. Davidson Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $823,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 21,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $927,000 after buying an additional 502 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,663,000 after purchasing an additional 113,699 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Income Solutions Inc bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $261,000. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $630,000 after purchasing an additional 3,526 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 1,165,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $51,309,000 after buying an additional 18,476 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $45.88 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $44.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.37. The firm has a market cap of $83.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $40.72 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57.

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.