Haverford Trust Co Raises Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Haverford Trust Co grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 30.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 148,992 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 34,753 shares during the quarter. Haverford Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $6,562,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,596.9% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 15,718,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $730,113,000 after acquiring an additional 15,483,542 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $268,180,000. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $106,724,000. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 186.7% during the 4th quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 3,295,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,144,000 after purchasing an additional 2,146,078 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,311.0% during the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,137,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,133,000 after buying an additional 2,088,993 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of VWO opened at $45.98 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $118.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 0.69. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.67. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $40.72 and a twelve month high of $49.57.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.0468 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 21st.

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.