Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Shares Sold by Symmetry Partners LLC

Symmetry Partners LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 62.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 298,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 501,474 shares during the period. Symmetry Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $12,464,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 37,353,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,535,226,000 after purchasing an additional 1,334,922 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Creative Planning now owns 23,142,346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $951,150,000 after buying an additional 244,927 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 15,726,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $646,347,000 after buying an additional 836,192 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 11,603,286 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $476,895,000 after acquiring an additional 164,717 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 10,270,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $402,709,000 after acquiring an additional 272,766 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VWO traded up $0.35 on Tuesday, reaching $44.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,175,044 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,626,071. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $37.46 and a twelve month high of $44.97. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $43.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.63. The stock has a market cap of $80.27 billion, a PE 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.