Leavell Investment Management Inc. Buys 19,416 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 8.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 237,546 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,416 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $12,870,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $650,661,000 after buying an additional 6,773,228 shares in the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,672.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 3,304,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $163,453,000 after acquiring an additional 3,235,502 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 74,185,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,669,217,000 after purchasing an additional 3,194,696 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 71,616,772 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,542,166,000 after purchasing an additional 3,096,579 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 85.9% in the second quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. now owns 6,256,903 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $309,466,000 after purchasing an additional 2,891,204 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 0.6%

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $56.00 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $54.39 and its 200-day moving average is $53.12. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $39.53 and a 1-year high of $56.57. The stock has a market cap of $110.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55.

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.