Kearns & Associates LLC Purchases 794 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Kearns & Associates LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 104,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 794 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up about 3.0% of Kearns & Associates LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Kearns & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,622,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $106,724,000. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 39.8% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 4,671,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $223,508,000 after buying an additional 1,330,526 shares during the last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8,134.7% in the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,166,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,822,000 after buying an additional 1,152,445 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,618.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,170,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,989,000 after buying an additional 1,145,290 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 31,623,839 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,513,201,000 after acquiring an additional 793,333 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $44.14 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $44.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.29. The company has a market capitalization of $79.89 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $39.43 and a 1 year high of $49.57.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Company 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.