Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Acquired by Bank of America Corp DE

Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 23.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 144,806,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,271,317 shares during the quarter. Bank of America Corp DE owned about 0.07% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $7,826,778,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Miller Capital Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,575.0% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 561 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 549 shares during the period. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 383.9% during the first quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 476 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $56.92 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $49.37 and a 12-month high of $61.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $116.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $57.66.

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.