Brown Advisory Inc. Purchases 57,916 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,457,227 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 57,916 shares during the quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. owned about 0.07% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $78,341,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Bakala Capital LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Bakala Capital LLC now owns 34,967 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,880,000 after purchasing an additional 876 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth $5,700,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,324,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,207,000 after purchasing an additional 132,430 shares during the period. Apriem Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 43.5% in the fourth quarter. Apriem Advisors now owns 367,854 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,776,000 after purchasing an additional 111,514 shares during the period. Finally, Arete Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 48.2% during the fourth quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 182,513 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,812,000 after buying an additional 59,369 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $59.55 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $121.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $58.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.49. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $47.46 and a 1 year high of $61.35.

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.