Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 20.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 372,181 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 62,774 shares during the period. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $22,215,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC now owns 13,968 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $834,000 after buying an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 73,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,375,000 after buying an additional 3,998 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 184.5% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 2,609 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $156,000 after acquiring an additional 1,692 shares during the last quarter. Kwmg LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Kwmg LLC now owns 519,852 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $31,030,000 after acquiring an additional 17,908 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whitcomb & Hess Inc. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.8% in the second quarter. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. now owns 368,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,012,000 after acquiring an additional 6,476 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.9%

VWO opened at $60.47 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $124.15 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $50.50 and a 52 week high of $61.51. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.82.

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.