Welch Group LLC Purchases New Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Welch Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 4,586 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $227,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Presilium Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. Presilium Private Wealth LLC now owns 652,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,292,000 after buying an additional 17,501 shares during the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 32,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,607,000 after acquiring an additional 2,347 shares in the last quarter. Gordian Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Gordian Advisors LLC now owns 78,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,861,000 after acquiring an additional 3,081 shares during the last quarter. M3 Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. M3 Advisory Group LLC now owns 10,262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $508,000 after acquiring an additional 621 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sharp Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 10.2% in the second quarter. Sharp Financial Services LLC now owns 26,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,319,000 after purchasing an additional 2,468 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

VWO opened at $54.00 on Tuesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.53 and a fifty-two week high of $55.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $102.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69. The company’s 50-day moving average is $52.71 and its 200 day moving average is $49.17.

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.