Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) saw some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Traders acquired 3,961 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 501% compared to the typical volume of 659 put options.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO opened at $45.47 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a fifty day moving average of $44.15 and a 200 day moving average of $43.37. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $37.46 and a fifty-two week high of $45.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 55.3% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 25,653,485 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,071,546,000 after acquiring an additional 9,130,142 shares in the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 228.5% during the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 9,193,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $377,844,000 after purchasing an additional 6,394,978 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 258.0% during the first quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 4,212,007 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $175,936,000 after purchasing an additional 3,035,472 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.4% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 58,217,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,547,768,000 after purchasing an additional 2,996,084 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 28.6% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 12,155,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $507,746,000 after purchasing an additional 2,704,910 shares during the last quarter.

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.