Partners in Financial Planning Acquires Shares of 298,956 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Partners in Financial Planning bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 298,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $13,166,000. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 2.7% of Partners in Financial Planning’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VWO. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $158,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 16.3% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 4,410,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $192,154,000 after purchasing an additional 619,465 shares during the period. ARK & TLK Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. ARK & TLK Investments LLC now owns 14,226 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $627,000 after purchasing an additional 809 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Wealth Management L.L.C. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 118.5% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Wealth Management L.L.C. now owns 804 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares during the period. Finally, RWA Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,019,524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $132,980,000 after buying an additional 311,117 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO opened at $45.31 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $45.33 and a 200-day moving average of $45.74. The company has a market capitalization of $116.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 0.69. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $40.72 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a $0.0468 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.