Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Sold by USA Financial Formulas

USA Financial Formulas lessened its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 33.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,123 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,591 shares during the period. USA Financial Formulas’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $154,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Wit LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 103,498.2% in the 1st quarter. Wit LLC now owns 34,426,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,558,154,000 after purchasing an additional 34,393,493 shares during the last quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5,742.6% in the 1st quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 8,864,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $401,211,000 after purchasing an additional 8,712,854 shares during the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 111.0% in the 1st quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 8,336,104 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $377,292,000 after purchasing an additional 4,385,619 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 70,990,842 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,213,045,000 after purchasing an additional 3,177,817 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 68,520,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,101,224,000 after purchasing an additional 2,276,593 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.3%

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $54.67 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.73. The company has a market cap of $101.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $39.53 and a 52 week high of $54.94.

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.