Cohen Investment Advisors LLC Grows Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Cohen Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 8.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 13,126 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,001 shares during the quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $578,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,663,000 after purchasing an additional 113,699 shares during the last quarter. Gainplan LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Gainplan LLC now owns 56,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,490,000 after acquiring an additional 2,055 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $630,000 after acquiring an additional 3,526 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter worth about $201,000. Finally, Riversedge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC now owns 285,134 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,644,000 after purchasing an additional 4,525 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

VWO stock opened at $43.44 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $38.83 and a 12 month high of $49.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.63 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.33.

About Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

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.