National Bank of Canada FI Sells 130,476 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

National Bank of Canada FI decreased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 39.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 201,848 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 130,476 shares during the quarter. National Bank of Canada FI’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $8,889,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 21,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $927,000 after purchasing an additional 502 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% in 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 buying an additional 113,699 shares during the last quarter. Barings LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Barings LLC now owns 175,382 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,724,000 after acquiring an additional 8,787 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Income Solutions Inc purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth $261,000. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $630,000 after acquiring an additional 3,526 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $42.13 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $45.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.73. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $40.72 and a 52 week high of $49.57. The firm has a market cap of $108.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.59.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a $0.0468 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.