Bayban Acquires New Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Bayban bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 15,495 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $833,000. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 0.7% of Bayban’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VWO. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 117,534,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,318,678,000 after buying an additional 3,367,569 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during 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 acquiring an additional 4,319,682 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted 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 acquiring an additional 3,390,486 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted 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 acquiring an additional 2,927,985 shares during the period. Finally, Betterment LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 53,732,807 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,888,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257,504 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $60.77 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $123.62 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.70. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.46 and a fifty-two week 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.