Sterling Investment Management LLC Has $1.55 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Sterling Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 33.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 35,237 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 17,872 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up about 1.2% of Sterling Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Sterling Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,552,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 58,217,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,547,768,000 after acquiring an additional 2,996,084 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake 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 worth $223,508,000 after purchasing an additional 1,330,526 shares during the period. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC increased 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 worth $55,822,000 after purchasing an additional 1,152,445 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,618.7% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,170,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,989,000 after buying an additional 1,145,290 shares during the period. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 793,333 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $44.21 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $80.02 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $39.16 and a 12-month high of $49.57. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $44.97 and its 200 day moving average is $45.33.

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.