Cetera Advisors LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Cetera Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 62.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 267,061 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 102,506 shares during the quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $11,155,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 15.2% during the fourth quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 9,384 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $386,000 after buying an additional 1,238 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 487,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,053,000 after buying an additional 13,948 shares during the last quarter. WoodTrust Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. WoodTrust Financial Corp now owns 388,098 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,951,000 after buying an additional 31,535 shares during the period. Upper Left Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Upper Left Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $830,000 after buying an additional 1,423 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coston McIsaac & Partners increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 16.3% in the 4th quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 2,448 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $100,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO stock traded down $0.47 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $43.09. The stock had a trading volume of 13,596,503 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,473,659. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.49. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $37.46 and a 52-week high of $45.72. The stock has a market cap of $77.99 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

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.