Caprock Group LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Caprock Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 1.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 630,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,754 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 0.9% of Caprock Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $27,746,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $106,724,000. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 39.8% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 4,671,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $223,508,000 after buying an additional 1,330,526 shares during the last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8,134.7% in 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 buying an additional 1,152,445 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,618.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,170,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $55,989,000 after buying an additional 1,145,290 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 31,623,839 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,513,201,000 after buying an additional 793,333 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $44.77 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $44.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.28. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $39.43 and a 12-month high of $49.57. The firm has a market cap of $81.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

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.