Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,763,227 shares, a decline of 41.7% from the June 30th total of 42,464,527 shares. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,712,893 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days.
Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 144,806,250 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,826,778,000 after buying an additional 27,271,317 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,186,976,000 after purchasing an additional 95,173,216 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,374,632,000 after acquiring an additional 4,319,682 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,205,358,000 after buying an additional 3,390,486 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,898,333,000 after buying an additional 2,927,985 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 1.0%
VWO stock traded up $0.59 during trading on Friday, hitting $58.78. The company had a trading volume of 6,044,192 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,486,035. The business has a 50 day moving average of $59.23 and a 200 day moving average of $57.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $120.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.37 and a fifty-two week high of $61.51.
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.
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