Financial Advocates Investment Management Decreases Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Financial Advocates Investment Management lessened its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 6.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 48,436 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,217 shares during the period. Financial Advocates Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,133,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $106,724,000. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 39.8% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8,134.7% during the third quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,166,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,822,000 after purchasing an additional 1,152,445 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,618.7% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,170,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $55,989,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145,290 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% during 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $44.86 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $39.91 and a 12-month high of $49.57. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $44.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $81.20 billion, a PE 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.