Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Shares Purchased by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 254,053 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,119 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $11,188,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VWO. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the second quarter worth about $1,396,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 27,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,183,000 after buying an additional 2,300 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 40.8% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 15,302 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $670,000 after buying an additional 4,432 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 74,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,279,000 after buying an additional 9,199 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Forefront Analytics LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. Forefront Analytics LLC now owns 325,358 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,238,000 after buying an additional 28,179 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $44.58 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $39.43 and a twelve month high of $49.57. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.31.

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.