Barings LLC Reduces Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Barings LLC reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 43.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 22,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 17,816 shares during the period. Barings LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,233,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,205,358,000 after buying an additional 3,390,486 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 47,401,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,548,282,000 after buying an additional 130,947 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 44,301,345 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,400,247,000 after buying an additional 231,937 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 19,857,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,067,515,000 after buying an additional 335,001 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO stock opened at $59.10 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $58.44 and a 200-day moving average of $56.45. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.46 and a fifty-two week high of $61.35. The company has a market capitalization of $120.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.