Sterling Financial Planning Inc. Reduces Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Sterling Financial Planning Inc. trimmed its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 32.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,029 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,918 shares during the period. Sterling Financial Planning Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $412,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VWO. Baystate Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,045,922 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $42,987,000 after purchasing an additional 58,361 shares in the last quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 154,014 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,039,000 after purchasing an additional 5,416 shares in the last quarter. Highlander Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,000. Motive Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Motive Wealth Advisors now owns 53,106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,082,000 after purchasing an additional 899 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,516,902 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $98,688,000 after acquiring an additional 105,968 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $41.01. 8,765,957 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,504,875. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $41.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $40.41. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $37.46 and a 52-week high of $43.10. The company has a market cap of $74.23 billion, a PE ratio of 11.26 and a beta of 0.80.

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.