Smith Anglin Financial LLC Purchases 1,881 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Smith Anglin Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 20.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,943 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,881 shares during the quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $482,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Apella Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 1,080,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $47,581,000 after purchasing an additional 41,009 shares in the last quarter. Founders Grove Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $6,137,000. Acropolis Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 920,992 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,561,000 after buying an additional 19,588 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 28.9% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 374 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.9% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 200,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,850,000 after buying an additional 38,770 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of VWO stock opened at $43.35 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $38.83 and a 1 year high of $49.57. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $45.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

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.