McNamara Financial Services Inc. Reduces Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

McNamara Financial Services Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 102,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,356 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises 1.1% of McNamara Financial Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. McNamara Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,517,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $106,724,000. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 39.8% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 4,671,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $223,508,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330,526 shares in the last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8,134.7% in the third quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,166,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,822,000 after acquiring an additional 1,152,445 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,618.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,170,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $55,989,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145,290 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 31,623,839 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,513,201,000 after purchasing an additional 793,333 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

VWO opened at $44.40 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $44.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.28. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $39.43 and a 1 year high of $49.57. The stock has a market cap of $80.36 billion, a P/E 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.