Washington Trust Advisors Inc. Sells 2,129 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Washington Trust Advisors Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 12.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,033 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,129 shares during the period. Washington Trust Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $662,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $268,180,000. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $106,724,000. Life Planning Partners Inc increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,311.0% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,137,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,133,000 after purchasing an additional 2,088,993 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,570.4% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,032,873 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,528,000 after purchasing an additional 2,002,397 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 39.8% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 4,671,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $223,508,000 after purchasing an additional 1,330,526 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 3.0 %

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $46.01 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $118.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $44.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.56. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $40.72 and a 12-month high of $49.57.

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.