Brandes Investment Partners LP Makes New $1.34 Million Investment in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Brandes Investment Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 24,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,337,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings 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 period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted 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 valued at $4,205,358,000 after buying an additional 3,390,486 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 47,401,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,548,282,000 after buying an additional 130,947 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 44,301,345 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,400,247,000 after buying an additional 231,937 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 19,857,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,067,515,000 after buying an additional 335,001 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of VWO stock opened at $57.72 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $117.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $56.41. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $47.46 and a 1 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.