Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Buys New Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 9,810 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $427,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VWO. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 39.8% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 4,671,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $223,508,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330,526 shares during the period. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8,134.7% during the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,166,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $55,822,000 after purchasing an additional 1,152,445 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,618.7% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,170,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $55,989,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145,290 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 31,623,839 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,513,201,000 after purchasing an additional 793,333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 21.9% in the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,050,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $193,831,000 after buying an additional 727,208 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO stock opened at $44.11 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.43 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $44.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 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.