Avantax Planning Partners Inc. Sells 48,155 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 18.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 217,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 48,155 shares during the quarter. Avantax Planning Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $11,686,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $650,661,000 after purchasing an additional 6,773,228 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in 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 period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake 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. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter valued at about $147,665,000. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 19.6% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 15,303,927 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $829,163,000 after buying an additional 2,503,000 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.0%

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $59.96 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $46.73 and a 1-year high of $61.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $56.43 and a 200-day moving average of $55.82. The firm has a market cap of $121.97 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.