Ellenbecker Investment Group Acquires 87,048 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Ellenbecker Investment Group boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 27.4% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 404,845 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 87,048 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 3.3% of Ellenbecker Investment Group’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Ellenbecker Investment Group’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $18,323,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 21,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $927,000 after acquiring an additional 502 shares during the last quarter. Barings LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Barings LLC now owns 175,382 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,724,000 after acquiring an additional 8,787 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Income Solutions Inc purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $261,000. Motco lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Motco now owns 17,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $790,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 33,544 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,477,000 after purchasing an additional 1,620 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.7%

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $48.95 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $126.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.80 and a beta of 0.58. The company’s 50-day moving average is $45.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.30. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $39.53 and a 12-month high of $49.57.

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.