Checchi Capital Advisers LLC Decreases Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 15.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 385,513 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 72,284 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 1.1% of Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $20,837,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,186,976,000 after purchasing an additional 95,173,216 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $386,328,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in 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 valued at $650,661,000 after purchasing an additional 6,773,228 shares during the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 10,880.4% during the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 6,818,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $366,573,000 after purchasing an additional 6,756,604 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $59.08 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $121.30 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $49.37 and a twelve month high of $61.51. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.37.

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.