Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Stock: Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. Grows Position

Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 21.3% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 58,152 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,228 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 1.4% of Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $3,449,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Sapient Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 22.7% during the second quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 94,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,663,000 after buying an additional 17,581 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.9% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,571,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $213,907,000 after buying an additional 290,807 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 772,033 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,504,000 after buying an additional 41,390 shares during the period. JMG Financial Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the first quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 2,930,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $158,384,000 after buying an additional 48,048 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,194,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,399,219,000 after buying an additional 629,936 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $58.79 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $52.20 and a 52-week high of $61.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $124.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $60.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $59.18.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 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.