Bailard Inc. Sells 191,642 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Bailard Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 38.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 303,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 191,642 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $16,332,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after buying an additional 4,319,682 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 74,834,185 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,054,516,000 after buying an additional 3,217,413 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 47,401,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,548,282,000 after buying an additional 130,947 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 44,301,345 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,400,247,000 after buying an additional 231,937 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 19,857,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,067,515,000 after buying an additional 335,001 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $60.39 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $122.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $46.73 and a 1 year high of $61.03. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $56.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $55.71.

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.