Forefront Wealth Partners LLC Reduces Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Forefront Wealth Partners LLC decreased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 92.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 6,815 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 89,626 shares during the period. Forefront Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $366,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $650,661,000 after buying an additional 6,773,228 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 4,319,682 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 74,834,185 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,054,516,000 after acquiring an additional 3,217,413 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter valued at $147,665,000. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 19.6% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 15,303,927 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $829,163,000 after acquiring an additional 2,503,000 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

VWO opened at $57.87 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $117.72 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $56.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $55.87. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $46.73 and a 1 year high of $61.03.

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.