14,608 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Acquired by Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 8.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 194,784 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,608 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $11,553,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 144,806,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,826,778,000 after purchasing an additional 27,271,317 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during 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. WealthNavi Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% during the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 17,717,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,050,842,000 after buying an additional 1,094,474 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 13,962,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $754,698,000 after buying an additional 357,458 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,488,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $620,955,000 after buying an additional 736,799 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO traded up $1.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $55.29. The stock had a trading volume of 14,380,979 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,484,298. The company has a 50 day moving average of $58.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.29. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $52.20 and a twelve month high of $61.53. The firm has a market cap of $117.06 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.62.

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.