Ipsen Advisor Group LLC Acquires New Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Ipsen Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 4,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $206,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $3,726,000. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $68,000. Associated Banc Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 84,767 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,056,000 after purchasing an additional 5,579 shares during the period. Elios Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the third quarter worth about $296,000. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,524,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $72,925,000 after purchasing an additional 24,606 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO opened at $46.07 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $40.72 and a 1-year high of $49.57. The company has a market capitalization of $118.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 0.69. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.70.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a $0.0468 dividend. The ex-dividend date was 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.