Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 11.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,324,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 132,430 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $71,207,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,575.0% during the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 561 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 549 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1,223.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 622 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares during the period. Finally, North Ridge Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 353.8% during the 2nd quarter. North Ridge Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 658 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 513 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $59.55 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $56.47. The company has a market cap of $121.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $47.46 and a 12-month high of $61.35.

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.