Parthenon LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Parthenon LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 0.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 113,493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 430 shares during the quarter. Parthenon LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,998,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 38,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,829,000 after buying an additional 1,376 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 44,490 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,129,000 after acquiring an additional 1,798 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter worth about $2,183,000. Pictet North America Advisors SA grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 12.3% during the third quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 32,014 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,532,000 after purchasing an additional 3,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BLB&B Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC now owns 2,276,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $108,927,000 after purchasing an additional 108,716 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $45.97 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.41. The firm has a market cap of $83.21 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $40.72 and a 1 year high of $49.57.

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.