Empirical Asset Management LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 20.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,152 shares during the quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $335,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Bulwark Capital Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 86.1% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $54.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $102.83 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $53.01 and a 200 day moving average of $49.36. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $39.53 and a one year high of $55.19.

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.