Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 11.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,324,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 132,430 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $71,207,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $650,661,000 after buying an additional 6,773,228 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $4,374,632,000 after buying an additional 4,319,682 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of 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 period. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,898,333,000 after buying an additional 2,927,985 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the third quarter worth $147,665,000. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $59.55 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $47.46 and a 52 week high of $61.35. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $58.55 and its 200 day moving average is $56.47. The company has a market cap of $121.13 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.