Flputnam Investment Management Co. Buys 12,111 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Flputnam Investment Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 142.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,111 shares during the quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,229,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Westfuller Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 4,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC now owns 13,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $700,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the period. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,339 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. City Center Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. City Center Advisors LLC now owns 13,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $777,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 1,573 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $60.79 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $51.01 and a 1 year high of $61.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $124.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.60. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.20.

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.