Barings LLC Acquires 8,787 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Barings LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 5.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 175,382 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,787 shares during the period. Barings LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $7,724,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $268,180,000. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $106,724,000. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 186.7% in the fourth quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 3,295,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $145,144,000 after acquiring an additional 2,146,078 shares during the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,311.0% in the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,137,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,133,000 after acquiring an additional 2,088,993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,570.4% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,032,873 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $89,528,000 after acquiring an additional 2,002,397 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $45.96 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.57. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $40.72 and a one year high of $49.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $118.58 billion, a PE ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.68.

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.