Sandy Spring Bank Buys 6,540 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Sandy Spring Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 197,143 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 6,540 shares during the quarter. Sandy Spring Bank’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $8,682,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,663,000 after acquiring an additional 113,699 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 575,074 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $27,518,000 after purchasing an additional 21,599 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,968,000. Strategy Asset Managers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $247,000. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 151,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,263,000 after purchasing an additional 3,589 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VWO opened at $46.66 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $44.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.63. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $40.72 and a 12-month high of $49.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $120.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 0.69.

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.