LPL Financial LLC Has $885.87 Million Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 1.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,478,310 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 228,267 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned about 0.84% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $885,874,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,374,632,000 after buying an additional 4,319,682 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,205,358,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390,486 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 130,947 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 231,937 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 335,001 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $58.03 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $118.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $58.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.31. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $47.46 and a 52-week high of $61.35.

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.