HM Payson & Co. Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

HM Payson & Co. cut its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 24.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 57,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 18,629 shares during the quarter. HM Payson & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,524,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 137,371 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,573,000 after acquiring an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 21.8% in the third quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 15,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 2,841 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% in 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 acquiring an additional 113,699 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the third quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 175,261 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,386,000 after acquiring an additional 5,006 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

VWO opened at $45.96 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $118.58 billion, a PE ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $44.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.57. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $40.72 and a 12-month 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.