Align Financial LLC Purchases New Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Align Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 529,632 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $28,473,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strategic Financial Planning Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Planning Inc. now owns 312,660 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,806,000 after acquiring an additional 3,084 shares in the last quarter. Pennington Partners & CO. LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 21.1% in the 4th quarter. Pennington Partners & CO. LLC now owns 14,055 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $756,000 after acquiring an additional 2,447 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 19.6% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 369,333 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,855,000 after acquiring an additional 60,415 shares in the last quarter. Northeast Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Northeast Financial Group Inc. now owns 239,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,903,000 after acquiring an additional 2,039 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 43.0% in the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 34,881 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,875,000 after acquiring an additional 10,492 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $59.81 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $121.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $56.62. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $47.46 and a one year high of $61.35.

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.