Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC Purchases New Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 12,159 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $535,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Aveo Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 69,825 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,075,000 after purchasing an additional 10,568 shares in the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 190,606 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,394,000 after purchasing an additional 5,779 shares in the last quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 51.5% in the fourth quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 26,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,176,000 after purchasing an additional 9,075 shares in the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 554,283 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,411,000 after purchasing an additional 15,276 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PUREfi Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $729,000.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $45.88 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $40.72 and a 52-week high of $49.57. The stock has a market cap of $83.04 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $44.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.33.

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.