Phoenix Financial Ltd. Acquires 1,004 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Phoenix Financial Ltd. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 1.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 104,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,004 shares during the quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,614,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brooklyn FI LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,596.9% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 15,718,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $730,113,000 after purchasing an additional 15,483,542 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth $268,180,000. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $106,724,000. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 186.7% in the 4th quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 3,295,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,144,000 after purchasing an additional 2,146,078 shares during the period. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,311.0% during the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,137,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,133,000 after acquiring an additional 2,088,993 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $41.94 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $39.53 and a one year high of $49.57. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $45.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.55. The company has a market capitalization of $108.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.59.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were given 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.