Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 8.4% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 259 shares during the period. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $165,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the first quarter worth about $26,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the first quarter worth about $26,000. Bulwark Capital Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 86.1% in the second quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 825.0% during the first quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 594 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.5%

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $54.68 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $39.53 and a 12-month high of $55.19. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $52.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $102.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69.

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.