Polianta Ltd Purchases New Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Polianta Ltd purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 197,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $10,664,000. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 1.4% of Polianta Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Park National Corp OH grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 224.8% in the 1st quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 61,221 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,309,000 after acquiring an additional 42,370 shares during the period. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 336.0% during the first quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 25,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,400,000 after acquiring an additional 19,961 shares during the period. Lexington Hill Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 38.7% during the first quarter. Lexington Hill Partners LLC now owns 37,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,042,000 after acquiring an additional 10,535 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.1% during the first quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 304,088 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,436,000 after purchasing an additional 9,165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aspen Investment Management Inc lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 9.7% during the first quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc now owns 25,369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,371,000 after purchasing an additional 2,241 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $60.77 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $56.70. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $47.46 and a 52-week high of $61.35. The firm has a market cap of $123.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.