Geometric Wealth Advisors Buys 3,652 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Geometric Wealth Advisors grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 77.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,384 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,652 shares during the period. Geometric Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $369,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 2.2 %

Shares of VWO stock opened at $44.93 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $115.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $44.67 and its 200 day moving average is $45.58. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $40.72 and a 12 month high of $49.57.

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.