Kanawha Capital Management LLC Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Kanawha Capital Management LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 4.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 114,890 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,051 shares during the period. Kanawha Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $5,200,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 81,641 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,595,000 after buying an additional 27,259 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth $622,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 18,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $821,000 after acquiring an additional 2,781 shares during the period. Flputnam Investment Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 15,794 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $696,000 after purchasing an additional 633 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 133.1% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 25,019 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,102,000 after purchasing an additional 14,288 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $49.66 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $47.50 and its 200 day moving average is $45.58. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.53 and a fifty-two week high of $49.75. The company has a market capitalization of $91.41 billion, a PE 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.