Ascent Group LLC Decreases Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Ascent Group LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 66,367 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,921 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $3,176,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.4% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 58,217,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,547,768,000 after buying an additional 2,996,084 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 37.4% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 6,755,417 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $297,238,000 after purchasing an additional 1,837,347 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.0% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 41,669,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,823,454,000 after buying an additional 1,204,848 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5,569.1% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,209,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 1,188,171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Icon Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8,134.7% during the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,166,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $55,822,000 after acquiring an additional 1,152,445 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of VWO stock opened at $45.57 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $82.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The business’s 50 day moving average is $46.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.10. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $38.83 and a twelve month high of $49.57.

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.