Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Sells 150,796 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 1.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,222,374 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 150,796 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned 0.72% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $764,595,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Palatine Hill Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $1,550,000. Bridges Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,337,149 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $179,405,000 after acquiring an additional 104,745 shares during the period. Peak Retirement Planning Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 75.0% in the fourth quarter. Peak Retirement Planning Inc. now owns 360,658 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,389,000 after acquiring an additional 154,604 shares during the period. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC now owns 59,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,192,000 after buying an additional 370 shares during the period. Finally, Meridian Management Co. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Meridian Management Co. now owns 277,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,908,000 after buying an additional 13,565 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

VWO stock opened at $60.33 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $122.72 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $47.46 and a 12 month high of $61.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $57.79 and its 200 day moving average is $56.25.

About Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

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.