Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Shares Sold by SP Asset Management LLC

SP Asset Management LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 7.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 28,533 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,208 shares during the quarter. SP Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,257,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 32,684,511 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,439,426,000 after buying an additional 1,060,672 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 16,165,516 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $711,929,000 after buying an additional 85,250 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 14,464,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $692,122,000 after purchasing an additional 190,971 shares during the last quarter. South Dakota Investment Council lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. South Dakota Investment Council now owns 14,005,335 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $616,795,000 after buying an additional 308,729 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,270,433 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $587,140,000 after buying an additional 434,623 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 3.0 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $46.01 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $44.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.56. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $40.72 and a 12-month high of $49.57. The company has a market cap of $118.71 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.