Phoenix Financial Ltd. Raises Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Phoenix Financial Ltd. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 1.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 104,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,004 shares during the period. Phoenix Financial Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,614,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 21,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $927,000 after acquiring an additional 502 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew 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 worth $6,663,000 after buying an additional 113,699 shares during the last quarter. Barings LLC boosted 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 worth $7,724,000 after purchasing an additional 8,787 shares during the period. Retirement Income Solutions Inc acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $261,000. Finally, State Street Corp lifted 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 worth $630,000 after purchasing an additional 3,526 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of VWO opened at $41.94 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $108.21 billion, a PE ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.59. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $45.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.55. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $39.53 and a twelve month high of $49.57.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a dividend of $0.0468 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

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.